Bishop Demetrios ( Eng. Bishop Demetrios , Greek Επίσκοπος Δημήτριος , in the world Dimitrios Kandzavelos , Eng. Demetri C. Kantzavelos , Greek Δημήτριος Καντικ православ апропнопопопопопопопопопопоп опопопопопоп опопноп опопоп опоп Chicago Metropolis of the American Archbishopric . Public figure.
| Bishop Demetrius | ||
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| since December 9, 2006 | ||
| Birth name | Demetri Kanzavelos | |
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Nameplate - October 26 (Great Martyr Demetrius of Solunsky ).
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Biography
Born in April 1962 in Chicago, USA in a family of first-generation Greek immigrants, Christos Kanzawelos and Miropia (nee Kossivas). From childhood, he was a parishioner of the Assumption Parish in Chicago [2] , where he served as an altar [3] .
While studying at the Lutheran-Missouri synodal school, Dimitri understood early that Christians are by no means uniform: he had to argue with classmates why he celebrates Easter the other day or why Orthodox worship icons. [3] During high school, where he showed interest in the theater, he becomes a senior altar player [3] .
He studied at the Greek College and Theological School of the Holy Cross in Brooklyn , Massachusetts, which he graduated in 1987 with a degree in shepherding (Divinity) with highest honors [2] . After that he continued his studies in the doctoral program in philosophy at the Jesuit , concentrating on the study of metaphysics [2] .
In October 1989, the bishop of Chicago, Jacob (Garmatis), was ordained a hierodeacon and served under the bishop of Chicago, Jacob.
In 1992, Bishop Jacob was ordained a hieromonk and was appointed second priest of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Chicago [4] .
In 1992, he established the Episcopal AIDS Working Group, the first special organization of Orthodox Christians for this pandemic in the Western Hemisphere [2]
In 1995, he was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite by the Metropolitan. Then appointed protosingel of the Chicago Metropolis [2] .
From 2001 to 2004, he was a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Bonaventure House of the Alexian Brothers, a leading residential care institution for people living with HIV / AIDS [2] .
He developed extensive activities to establish good neighborly relations between the Greek Orthodox community of Chicago and other local Orthodox organizations, as well as other Christian and non-Christian groups. So, in February 2003, he co-founded a local initiative to improve relations between the Turkish and Greek communities in Chicago. In 2008-2009 - Chairman of the Council of Religious Leaders of Greater Chicago . For eight years, he represented the Greek American archbishopric at the National Council of Christ's Churches in the USA, in which at various times he chaired various committees [2] . He spoke at numerous ethnocultural meetings, and also made press publications on this issue, promoting the values of Orthodoxy and "universal Hellenism " [5] [6] .
He acted as an activist for the abolition of the death penalty in his state. In 2003-2005 he was chairman of the Illinois Coalition on the Abolition of the Death Penalty; He wrote and spoke a lot on this topic; more than once met with the governor of the state and was finally invited as a guest to the ceremony of signing the ban on the death penalty in Illinois in 2011 [2] .
Developed a dialogue with the local Roman Catholic community. Seeking common ground, local churches did not focus on dogmatic differences, but united around values that they shared, for example, the opposition to the death penalty and reverence for the spiritual centers of their faith [3] .
On October 30, 2006, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, he was unanimously elected titular bishop of Mokissky, vicar of the Chicago Metropolis [2] .
On December 9 of that year, in the Assumption Cathedral in Chicago, his episcopal consecration took place, performed by: Archbishop of America Dimitri (Trakatellis) , Metropolitan of Chicago Jacob (Garmatis), Metropolitan of Pittsburgh Maxim (Iorgusis) , Metropolitan of Denver Isaiah (Chronopoulos) Lulurgas) , Archbishop of Jaffa Damascene (Gaganyaras) (Jerusalem Orthodox Church), Archbishop of America Nicholas (Kondrya) ( Romanian Orthodox Church ), Bishop of Meloy Filofei (Karamitsos) , Bishop of Troy Savva ( Zembillas) , Bishop of Fasian Anthony (Paropoulos) and Bishop of Philoma of Elijah (Katre) [7] . Upon being promoted to bishop, he remained in the post of protosynkel of the Chicago Metropolis [2] .
In 2008, he was appointed a member of the Illinois Advisory Committee to the US Civil Rights Commission. In 2011, re-elected for a second term [2] .
Publications
- Echoes From Calvary: Meditations on Franz Joseph Haydn's Seven Last Words of The Christ. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2005) edited by Richard Young
- The Revolution: A Field Manual for Changing Your World (Relevant Books, 2006) edited by Heather Zydek.
See also
- List of living bishops of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople
Notes
- ↑ http://www.peoplebyname.com/people/Kantzavelos/Demetri
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 BISHOP DEMETRIOS: From altar boy to bishop - Chicago Tribune
- ↑ Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral | History
- ↑ His Grace, Bishop Demetrios Kantzavelos »Advisor Directory ~ The Guibord Center
- ↑ Archimandrite Demetri Kantzavelos Elected Assistant Bishop | Greek News
- ↑ Archimandrite Kantzavelos Ordained Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos // “The Orthodox Observer” for December 2006, p. 2