Background
He was born Michail Charalambous Papaioannou in the village of Prodromos in 1870.
He was born Michail Charalambous Papaioannou in the village of Prodromos in 1870.
He studied at the Great School of the Nation in Constantinople before entering the Halki seminary.
In 1895, he was ordained a deacon and left Cyprus for further education. 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.
He remained in Pangrati, Athens during World World War II and returned to Cyprus on December 22, 1946. He died on June 28, 1950 and was succeeded by Makarios III.