Church of Cyprus the Union ("Enosis") between Cyprus and Greece. While archbishop he was the political leader of the EOKA liberation struggle in the years 1955–1959. The British exiled him to the Seychelles because of his activities. In 1960, Archbishop Makarios III was elected President of the newly established Republic of Cyprus. Disagreements of the other three bishops with Makarios lead to the Ecclesiastical coup. Following the dethronement of the Bishops of Paphos, Kitium and Kyrenia for conspiring against Makarios, two new Bishoprics were created: the Bishopric of Limassol which was detached from the Bishopric of Kition, and the Bishopric of Morfou which
Makarios II of Cyprus Makarios II of Cyprus Makarios II (1870 – June 28, 1950) was Archbishop of Cyprus from 1947 until 1950. He was born "Michail Charalambous Papaioannou" in the village of Prodromos in 1870. In 1895, he was ordained a deacon and left Cyprus for further education. He studied at the "Great School of the Nation" in Constantinople before entering the Halki seminary. In 1912, he enlisted in the Hellenic Army and served as chaplain during the Balkan Wars. On March 20, 1917, he was elected Bishop of Kyrenia. After the disturbances of October 1931, Makarios was exiled by the British administration.