of archbishop of greek orthodox church dies at 69

Archbishop of Greek Orthodox Church dies: Archbishop Christodoulos of the Greek Orthodox Church died after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Christodoulos was the spiritual leader of roughly 15 million Greek Orthodox Christians worldwide, including about 10 million in Greece. [photo link]

Christodoulos died about 5:15 a.m. Monday (10:15 p.m. Sunday ET) at his home in an Athens suburb, church officials said. He had battled liver cancer for several months and traveled to the United States in an unsuccessful attempt to get a transplant. He declined hospital treatment in the last several days. The church declared three days of mourning and said that the archbishop's body will be placed on public display before his burial in a few days.

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