Metropolitan Kallinik ( Greek Μητροπολίτης Καλλίνικος , in the world Simeon Alexandridis , Greek Συμεών Αλεξανδρίδης ; June 21, 1926 , Istanbul - August 3, 2014 , Istanbul ) - Bishop of Constantinople ; since 1985 - Metropolitan of Lystria .
| Metropolitan Kallinik | ||
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| Μητροπολίτης Καλλίνικος | ||
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| November 5, 1985 - August 3, 2014 | ||
| Church | Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
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| September 18, 1979 - November 5, 1985 | ||
| Church | Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
| Predecessor | Agapius (Ioannidis) | |
| Successor | Simeon (Amaryllios) | |
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| December 6, 1970 - September 18, 1979 | ||
| Church | Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
| Education | Halkin Seminary | |
| Birth name | Simeon Alexandridis | |
| Original name at birth | Συμεών Αλεξανδρίδης | |
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| Holy Order | December 5, 1970 | |
| Episcopal consecration | December 6, 1970 | |
Biography
Born on June 21, 1926 in the Istanbul district of Fener , in Turkey.
He received his primary education at the patriarchal city school of Marasli, and then studied at the patriarchal Great School of the nation in Phanar . In 1942 he entered the Theological School on the island of Halki , where he attended a lyceum course, and then received a theological education, graduating in 1949.
On May 15, 1949, Metropolitan of Neocaesarea Chrysostomos (Coroneos) was ordained deacon and appointed archdeacon of the Principonnese Metropolis. He held this position until 1958, when Patriarch Athenagoras was appointed the third patriarchal deacon, and in 1964 - the second.
For two years, from 1966-1968, he studied at the graduate school of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome in the direction of Church History.
On November 29, 1970, he was elected the titular Metropolitan of Listria and at the same time was appointed the great protosingel of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
On December 5, 1970, Metropolitan Neocesarea Chrysostomos (Coroneos) was ordained a priest .
On December 6 he was ordained bishop of Listia and elevated to the rank of metropolitan . The consecration was performed by: Metropolitan of Neocaesarea Chrysostomos (Coroneos), Metropolitan of Myrtle Chrysostomos (Konstantinidis) , Metropolitan of Irinopolis Simeon (Amarillios) , Metropolitan of Sozopol Agapius (Ioannidis) .
He served as the great protosingel of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, where he remained until the death of Patriarch Athenagoras in 1972.
On November 9, 1976, the Lystrian Metropolitanate was elevated to the rank of acting (έν ένερεία), and the Metropolitan of Lystria became the ruling metropolitan of the throne of Constantinople.
In 1978 he became a member of the Holy Synod and a number of synodal commissions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
September 18, 1979 was transferred to the Principality of Metropolis.
On November 5, 1985, Metropolitan Kallinik was again transferred to the Lystrian Metropolitanate.
He died in the morning of August 3, 2014 in Istanbul .
Links
- SYNODE OF THE CONSTANTINOPOL PATRIARCHAT // pravoslavie.ru, September 21, 2001
- ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΝΙΚΟΣ on the official website of the Principonis Metropolis
- ῾Ο Σεβ. Μητροπολίτης Λύστρων, ὑπέρτιμος καί ἔξαρχος Λυκαονίας, κ. Καλλίνικος on the official website of the Church of Constantinople
- 03/08/2014 ΕΚΟΙΜΗΘΗ Ο ΦΑΝΑΡΙΩΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΛΥΣΤΡΩΝ ΚΑΛΛΙΝΙΚΟΣ