Metropolitan Dionysius ( Greek Μητροπολίτης Διονύσιος Κυράτσος ; 1923 , Liarigovi - September 30, 2005 , Drama , Greece ) - Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church (and formally the Patriarchate of Constantinople ), Metropolitan of Drama 5 (1965.
| Metropolitan Dionysius | ||
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| Μητροπολίτης Διονύσιος | ||
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| November 28, 1965 - September 30, 2005 | ||
| Church | Patriarchate of Constantinople , Hellas Church [1] | |
| Predecessor | Philip (Zorvas) | |
| Successor | Paul (Apostolidis) | |
| Education | Aristotelian University | |
| Academic degree | ||
| Birth | 1923 Liarigovi , Greece | |
| Death | September 30, 2005 Drama , Greece | |
| Holy Order | 1950 year | |
| Episcopal consecration | November 28, 1965 | |
Biography
Born in 1923 in Liarigovi (from 1928 - the city of Arneia), in Greece.
In 1949 he graduated from the theological faculty of Aristotelian University , defending in 1993 the work “St. Simeon of Solunsky, New Theologian and the West. The Roman Church and its innovations ”for the degree of Doctor of Theology . He is the author of a number of books and articles of theological content, including the book “The History of the Drama Metropolis from the Foundation to the Present Day”.
In 1945 he was ordained to the rank of deacon , and in 1950 - to the rank of presbyter . After which he was a preacher and protosinkella in Arnae and Edessa .
On November 28, 1965, he was ordained bishop with the elevation of Metropolitan Dramsky [2] .
He died on September 30, 2005 in the city of Drama.
Notes
- ↑ Metropolia refers to the so-called. “New territories” of the Greek Church, which are under the joint jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Greek Orthodox Church.
- ↑ Ο Σεβ. Μητροπολίτης Δράμας, ὑπέρτιμος καί ἔξαρχος Μακεδονίας, κ.κ Διονύσιος Κυράτσος. Archived March 26, 2015 on Wayback Machine (Greek)