Holy Archdioceses

His Eminence Elder Makarios Archbishop of Kenya (known in the world as Andreas Tylirides), was born in Limassol in Cyprus. He studied Theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of St. Sergius in Paris from where he graduated in 1972. During his studies in Paris he also studied Byzantology at the College de France and at the Ecolle Pratique des Hautes Etudes. These were followed by post-graduate studies in Church History at Oxford University. He received his Doctorate degree in Philosophy in 1976 from the same University. In January 1997, following the desire of Archbishop Makarios III of ...

His Eminence Gabriel Metropolitan of Leontopolis was born in Athens in 1957. He holds a degree from the Theological faculty of the University of Athens. He was ordained Deacon in 1981 and Priest in 1984, serving in Athens, Serres and in the Financial Services of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. Posted to the ancient Patriarchate by the late Patriarch Parthenios III in 1990, he served as Chancellor of the Holy Metropolis of Zimbabwe and Patriarchal Vicar in Odessa. In June 2005 he was appointed Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria and on 1st November 2006, he was elected as Bishop of ...

His Eminence Seraphim Archbishop of Zimbabwe and Angola, (known in the world as George Philip Iakovou), was born in Galataria, Paphos on 2nd February 1961. In 1963 he entered the Holy Monastery of Kykkos as a novice, graduated as an A' student from the Lyceum of Kykkos and then also from the Theological Faculty of the National Kapodistrias University of Athens. In 1983 he was ordained as Hierodeacon and in 1991 as Priest, given the rank of Archimandrite from His Beatitude Chrysostomos Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus. During the years of 1988-1993, and on scholarship from the ...

His Eminence Theophylaktos Metropolitan of Tripoli, was born Konstantinos Tzoumerkas in 1945 in Exohi, Nea Pieria, where he completed his schooling. From a young age he entered the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedion as a monk. He studied at the renowned Athonite Ecclesiastical School and worked as Chief Secretary and librarian of his Holy Monastery. He holds a degree from the Theological Faculty of the Aristotelian University and is also a teacher. He was ordained as a deacon in 1966 and Priest in 1969. He served in the Holy Archdioceses of Veria and Naousa, Larisa and Rhodes. In 1991 ...

His Eminence Sergios Archbishop of the Cape of Good Hope was born in 1967 in Kaminaria, Marathasa (Myrianthousa) in Cyprus. Following the completion of his high school studies he entered the ranks of the Brotherhood of the Holy Royal Monastery of the Panagia of Kykkos Founded with a Cross. He was ordained a Deacon in 1986 and Priest in 1996, receiving also the official rank of Archimandrite by His Beatitude Chrysostomos Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus. He studied Theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens, receiving his degree in 1992. During his years of ...

His Eminence Athanasios, Metropolitan of Kyrini, was born in Morphou, Cyprus in 1958. He is a brother of the Holy Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos. On a scholarship from the Monastery he studied Theology at the University of Athens as well as Byzantine music. He did post graduate studies at the Universite de Paris 1, Pantheon, Sorbonne, Histoire du monde byzantine, post byzantine et orient Latin. He was ordained to the diaconate on 15th August 1976 and Priest on 18th March 1984, on the same day being elevated to the rank of Archimandrite. He served for a number of years as Registrar ...

His Eminence Ieronymos Metropolitan of Mwanza was born on 18th March 1963 in Bulopa, Busoga, Uganda. He studied Theology at the University of Athens (1986-1991). He also did post-graduate studies in Canon Law at the University of Athens (1992-1996). He was ordained Deacon and Priest in 1996. He served as Vicar General in the Holy Archdiocese of Kampala (1996-1997) and as Vicar General of the Diocese of Bukoba (1997-1999). He was elected Bishop of Bukoba on23rd November 1999. On Νοvember 23, 2007 he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan of ...

His Eminence George, Metropolitan of Guinea, was born in Limassol, Cyprus, on 27th March 1966. On a scholarship given by the Ministry of the Presidency of the Greek Government he graduated as a 'Leader' from the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School in Spetses. He studied Law at the Aristotelian University of Thessalonica, Business Management at the Thames Valley University of London, where he was awarded a number of prizes and distinctions and then studied Theology at the University of Athens. During his four-year stay in London he worked as a teacher at the Greek School of the Virgin Mary in ...

His Eminence Nicholas Archbishop of Ermoupolis was born in Cairo on 20th March 1944. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Heluan University in Cairo (1974) and a degree in Theology from the University of St John of Damascus (Balaman), Lebanon 1988. He was ordained a Deacon in 1980, a Priest in 1983 and in 1992 he was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite. Also in 1992 he was elected as Archbishop of Ermoupolis and was placed as Patriarchal vicar of the Arab-speaking Orthodox Christians of Egypt. See: Tanta – Egypt 32 Daher str., Heliopolis, Cairo ...

His Eminence Dimitrios Metropolitan of Irinopolis (known in the world as Themistocles Zaharengas), was born in Sohos, Thessalonica, in 1965. He studied at the ecclesiastical Education Academy of Thessalonica and at the Theological Faculty of the Aristotelian University of Thessalonica. After completing his military obligations, he was enrolled in the Missionary Monastery of the Archangel Michael-Tharri in Rhodes in 1989. He served as a missionary from 1992 in Madagascar, India, Hong Kong, and the Philippines and developed a most noteworthy philanthropic activity. He was ordained a Deacon and ...

His Eminence Damaskinos Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria was born D Papandreou in Ermione, Argolida in 1957. Following his school studies he entered University where he received degrees in Political Science and Theology. He entered the ranks of the clergy in 1987, being ordained Deacon and Archimandrite. He served in Greece and in Africa as a Priest, preacher, catechist and missionary. Following a proposal by His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, he was unanimously elected by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate as Bishop of ...

His Eminence Ignatios, Archbishop of Antananarivo and North Madagascar was born in 1951 in Corinth, where he completed his schooling. He holds a degree as a Foreman Mechanic. He also holds a degree from the Orthodox Theological Seminary 'St Nicholas' and from the Theological Faculty of the University of Thessaloniki. He was ordained Deacon and Priest in July 1976 by His Eminence Panteleimon Metropolitan of Corinth and is a monk of the Holy Monastery of Stavronikita on Mount Athos. For six years from 1985 he served in the Orthodox Missions of Korea and then, for fourteen continuous years ...

His Eminence Emmanuel, Metropolitan of Ptolemaid (born Xenophon Kagias) was born in Athens in 1956. He holds a degree from the Theological faculty of the University of Athens. He was ordained Deacon and Priest by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Petros of Aksum. He served firstly as Deacon in Cairo and as Priest thereafter in Addis Ababa in the Holy Metropolis of Aksum and for 17 years in the Holy Metropolis of Peristeri. On 27th October 2004 by Venerable blessing and decree of His Beatitude Theodoros II Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, he was elected Bishop by the Holy Synod ...

His Eminence Gregory, Metropolitan of Cameroon and Exarch of Central Africa, was born George Stergiou in Megara, Attikis in 1961. In 1984 he was tonsured a monk at the Holy Monastery of St Paraskeve Maziou, of the Metropolis of Megara and Salamina. He was a founding member of the Brotherhood. He was ordained Deacon in 1984 and Priest in 1988, receiving also the rank of Archimandrite His Eminence Vartholomaios Metropolitan of Megara and Salamina. He served as a Preacher at the Metropolis of Megara and Salamina and developed varied pastoral activities. He studied design, drawing and iconography ...

His Eminence Nikodimos Metropolitan of Memphis (Athanasios) Priaggelos, was born in Volos in 1967. He is a graduate of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School and of the Theological Department of the University of Athens. In 1996 he was ordained Deacon and in 1997 Priest by the then Bishop of Diavleia and presently Metropolitan Damaskinos of Didymotihon. He served in the Holy Archdiocese of Athens from where he was seconded to the Holy Metropolis of Zimbabwe in 2003. From August 2005 he has been doing duty as Patriarchal Vicar of Cairo. On 1st November 2006, he was elected as Bishop of Nitria, and ...

His Eminence Meletios Grigoriatis Metropolitan of Katanga (born M. Kamiloudis), was born in M. Monastirion Larisa in 1948. He studied at the Higher Ecclesiastical Academy in Lamia and then at the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens. In 1972 he was tonsured a monk, in 1974 he was ordained Deacon and in 1976 He was made Presbyter. In 1974 he entered the Holy Gregoriou Monastery on Mount Athos. In 1989 he went to Kolwezi in the Congo, where he worked as a missionary for 18 consecutive years. On 1st November 2006, he was elected Bishop of the newly-established Diocese of Kolwezi and ...

His Eminence Gennadios Metropolitan of Botswana (born Stylianos Stantzios) was born in 1969 in Eslingen in the then West Germany. He studied at the Theological Faculty of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. He was tonsured as a Monk by His Eminence Spyridon of Langada and lived for 4 years at the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Langada. In 1990 he was ordained Deacon and in 1996 Priest (and on the same day was consecrated to the rank of Archimandrite) by His Eminence Prokopios of Philippon, Neapolis and Thasos. While serving as Parish Priedt in the Nikisianis Parish (Pangaiou), ...

His Eminence Ioannis (Tsaftaridis) Metropolitan of Zambia was born in Agios Kirykos, Zakynthos, in 1969 and has his origins Sebastia in Asia Minor. After completing his schooling in his place of birth, he studied at the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens and holds a degree from there. He received his Master’s Degree in 2010 from the Department of Greek and Latin Studies of the University of Johannesburg, and is preparing his doctoral thesis at the same university. He was ordained Deacon on 21st November 1993 at the Holy Yperagathos Monastery (a dependency of Sinai) in ...