Jerome II
Hieronymos II or Ieronymos II ( Greek Ιερώνυμος Β´ ; real name: Ioánnis Liápis Ιωάννης Λιάπης ; born March 10, 1938 in Inofita , Boeotia ) is a Greek Orthodox clergyman. Since 2008 he has been Archbishop of Athens and Head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece .
Life
Hieronymos II. - his real name Ioánnis Liápis - was born in the Central Greek region of Boeotia in 1938 and comes from an Arvanite family. First, Liápis graduated from Orthodox theology . The ordination as a deacon took place in 1967, also in 1967 the ordination as a priest . On October 4, 1981, Ioánnis Liápis was ordained an Orthodox bishop . He also acted as chief secretary of the Holy Synod of Greece . He was elected Archbishop of Athens on February 7, 2008. The solemn consecration as Archbishop of Athens took place on February 16, 2008.
Web links
- Entry at orthodoxresearchinstitute.org (English)
- The first interview of Jerome II (November 30, 2008, in German translation)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Bintliff : The Ethnoarchaeology of a "Passive" Ethnicity: The Arvanites of Central Greece . In: KS Brown and Yannis Hamilakis (= The Usable Past: Greek Metahistories ). Lexington Books, 2003, pp. 139 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christodoulos I. |
Archbishop of Athens 2008- |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jerome II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liapis, Ioannis; Ιωάννης Λιάπης; Ιερώνυμος Β´; Jerome II (Latinized) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek clergyman, Archbishop of Athens and head of the Greek Orthodox Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inofita , Boeotia |