Metropolitan Vasiliy Komvópulos ( Greek
| Metropolitan Vasily | ||
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| Μητροπολίτης Βασίλειος | ||
 Metropolitan Vasily (Komvopulos) in the United States. November 26, 1926. | ||
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| August 12, 1930 - February 24, 1941 | ||
| Predecessor | Lawrence (Papadopoulos) | |
| Successor | George (Misailidis) | |
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Biography
He graduated from school in his hometown and worked for five years in trading with his father. At the age of 18, he went to Istanbul and continued his studies at the Great School of the Nation on Phanar , from which he graduated with honors. Then he entered the theological faculty of the University of Athens , where in 1904 he received the title of "Doctor of Theology" [1] .
In May 1905 he was ordained deacon by Metropolitan Kirill Mitilinsky (Mumdzis) . In 1908, he became the protosingel of the Methenia Metropolis [2] . In 1910–12, he temporarily replaced her ruling bishop, who was at the Synod in Constantinople [1] .
On August 19, 1914, he was ordained to the titular Bishop of Christopol , Vicar of the Metylina Metropolis [2] .
On December 2, 1916, he was elected Metropolitan of Mithymnia [2] , but the Greek government did not approve his transfer to the Mithymnia department, since Metropolitan Basil was a royalist [1] .
On October 25, 1922, Patriarch Meletius II of Constantinople transferred him to the Haldah, Herian, and Kerazund metropolises , which, upon completion of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, remained without a congregation. Metropolitan Vasily did not accept this appointment, resigned and left for the United States. At the request of the Metropolitan of America Alexander (Dimoglu), the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate on September 19, 1923 banned Basil from sacrilege and demanded that he return to Athens [1] .
Metropolitan Vasily did not obey this decision and, with the support of representatives of 13 communities, was declared the leader of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church in the United States and Canada. After the appeal on February 13, 1924, Metropolitan Alexander (Dimoglu) on May 10, 1924, the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate dismissed him [1] . The dismissal was confirmed by the patriarch of Constantinople Constantine VI [3] .
In 1930, the Metropolitan of Damascus of Corinth (Papandreou) was appointed Patriarchal Exarch in the United States to reassure the Greek Orthodox diaspora [1] . Metropolitan Basil repented and was reinstated in the priesthood, on June 19, 1930, the Chaldi metropolis was returned to him, and on October 2, 1930 he was elected metropolitan of Drama [2] .
In 1938, the Nevrokop Diocese was annexed to the Dramsky Metropolis [1] , in connection with which his title changed to the Dramsky and Nevrokopsky [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ ΚΟΜΒΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ (1930–1941) - Ιερά Μητρόπολις Δράμας.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 ΕΤΟΣ 1941 Κοιμηθέντε Αρχιερείς
- Imin Kiminas, D. The Ecumenical Patriarchate: Anonymous History of the Hierarchical Catalogs . - Wildside Press LLC, March 31, 2009. - P. 106. - ISBN 978-1434458766 .
- Una YaunaTakabara: Τουρκοκρατούμενη ακεδονία: Η Ελλληνική Μητρόπολη του Νευροκοπίου-Goze Deltschev- Goce Delchev (1870-1908).