Association of Clergy of Greece

The Association of Clergy of Greece (Greek: Ιερός Σύνδεσμος Κληρικών Ελλάδος, abbreviated Ι.Σ.Κ.Ε. or ISKE) is an ecclesiastical association in Greece that represents and organizes clergy of the Greek Orthodox Church. It functions as a collective body for parish priests and other clergy, providing a forum for their professional and ecclesiastical concerns and maintaining a public presence through official announcements and institutional visits. The association is led by a Board of Directors (Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο) headed by a President. According to its official communications, the President is Protopresbyter Georgios Sellis and the Vice-President is Protopresbyter Georgios Vamvakidis. The Board undertakes formal, ceremonial visits to senior hierarchs of the Church of Greece and to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, reflecting the association's role as a bridge between the clergy body and the church hierarchy. ISKE maintains a public blog at iersynklellados.blogspot.com, where it publishes press releases (Δελτία Τύπου) documenting its activities. These have included courtesy visits by the President and Vice-President to the Metropolitans of Serres and Nigrita, Sidirokastro, and Drama; a meeting of the Board with Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece; and a visit by the entire Board to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar in Istanbul. The association operates within Greece and is part of the broader institutional landscape of the Greek Orthodox Church.

The Association of Clergy of Greece (Ιερός Σύνδεσμος Κληρικών Ελλάδος, Ι.Σ.Κ.Ε.) is an ecclesiastical association of Greece. Its documented public activity, as published on its official blog, centers on institutional engagement with the hierarchy of the Greek Orthodox Church. In May 2026, the Board of Directors, following a unanimous decision, visited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar in Istanbul; the association noted this was the first time its Board had made such a visit. In June 2026, President Protopresbyter Georgios Sellis and Board members met Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece. In September 2026, the President and Vice-President conducted courtesy visits to the Metropolitans of Serres and Nigrita, Sidirokastro, and Drama. These events illustrate the association's role as a representative body for Greek Orthodox clergy, maintaining formal relations with both the Church of Greece and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

• Board of ISKE visits Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar for the first time.

• ISKE President and Board members meet Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece.

• ISKE President and Vice-President make courtesy visits to Metropolitans of Serres, Sidirokastro and Drama.

Ecclesiastical association representing Greek Orthodox clergy; institutional interlocutor with church hierarchy.

1. 1ΙΕΡΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΚΛΗΡΙΚΩΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣiersynklellados.blogspot.com
2. 2Association of Clergy of Greece - Wikidatawikidata.org