Chrysostomos I of Cyprus was the Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus from 1977 to 2006 as the successor to Abp. Makarios III as the ruling hierarch of the Church of Cyprus. Although incapacitated by a severe head injury in April 2000 and Alzheimer's disease he remained the ruling bishop until removed from office by a special Synod of Bishops in May 2006.