passing away

Archie Kalokerinos passed away peacefully on March 1st, 2012 in Sydney, at the age of 85. Archie’s service of thanksgiving took place at St. Michael’s Anglican church, Gilliver Ave. Vaucluse, Wednesday 7th March 2012, commencing at 2pm. Every Kytherian expresses...

The Turkish director Yusuf Kurçenli died at the age of 65 in Istanbul of Turkey. Kurçenli was born in Çayeli, Rize Province, Turkey. He studied journalism at Istanbul University. Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a director and producer...

The Persian and philhellene poet Fereydoon Faryad died of cancer on Sunday night at the age of 63. From his childhood, he had always busied himself with literature and published his poems in different magazines and reviews. In 1985, Faryad...

On January 31st, 2012, His Grace Petros Bishop of Nikopolis, retired Hierarch of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, passed away. The Late Bishop Petros of Nikopolis (Karatroupkos) was born in Naousa, Macedonia. He held a degree from the...

Former Greek minister, one of the Oldest parliamentary politicians of the ND conservative party, and close advisor of former Greek PM Karamanlis, Giannis Kefalogiannis, died at the age of 79. Giannis Kefalogiannis was born in Crete and studied medicine in...

Greek Community in Melbourne is mourning for the death of the teacher, researcher and author of Greek Origin Makis Kasapidis'Scholar of the Argonauts of the South'. Makis Kasapidis supported Greek Diaspora and especially Pontic Greeks, who migrated for the second time...

Eminent Greek Cypriot director and producer Dinos Katsouridis died of cancer early Monday at the age of 84 in Athens. Dinos Katsouridis was born in Lefkosia, Cyprus in 1927. In the midst of the 50s' he moved to Athens to...

The 87-years-old Greek composer Argyris Kounadis, one of the most eminent composers of contemporary Greek music died on Tuesday. Argyris Kounadis was born in Constantinople, but he comes from Kefalonia. He studied piano at the Music School of Athens with...

The 75-years-old Metropolitan Damaskinos of Adrianople passed away on Saturday after facing serious medical issues. His Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos of Andrianople (in the world Papandreou) completed his studies at the Halki Institute of Theology (Turkey), then at the University of Marburg...