Apostolos (Metropolitan)
Apostolos (* 1924 in Almyros, Volos , Greece ; † September 27, 2009 in Thessaloniki ; actually Apostolos Papakonstantinou ) was Metropolitan of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece and Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis and Exarch of Macedonia .
Life
Apostolos graduated from the Theological Faculty of Athens University in 1948 with a degree in Orthodox theology . He became in 1950 the deacon ordained and received the 1954 ordination . He was a priest in Kozani .
On June 7, 1967, he was appointed Orthodox Bishop by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and elected Metropolitan of Zakynthos. In 1991 he became Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis and Exarch of Macedonia.
Web links
- Κιλκίς: Απεβίωσε ο Μητροπολίτης Απόστολος ( Memento from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Greek)
- Biographical information ( Memento from November 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Metropolitan Headquarters website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary of the Church News Agency Basilica ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 30, 2009)
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| SURNAME | Apostolos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Papakonstantinou, Apostolos (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek clergyman, Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis and Exarch of Macedonia of the Greek Orthodox Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Almyros, Volos , Greece |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2009 |
| Place of death | Thessaloniki , Greece |