Nikiforos (bishop)
Nikiforos ( Greek Νικηφόρος , * as Athanasios Archangelidis 1931 in Feres , Western Thrace , Greece ; † October 4, 2009 in Alexandroupoli ) was Bishop of the Orthodox Church of Greece and Metropolitan of Didymoticho , Orestiada and Soufli .
Life
Nikiforos studied in the seminary of Chalki on Heybeliada (Chalki) , one of the Prince Islands in the Sea of Marmara , and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki . In 1956 he was ordained a deacon ; he was ordained priest in 1961. He was first chaplain and secretary of the Patriarch of Constantinople Athenagoras , later chaplain of the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki and Veria and professor at the teachers' college Zarifeios Alexandroupoli . Afterwards he was a preacher in Alexandroupoli and chancellor of the diocese of Alexandroupoli for a long time.
In 1988 he was elected Metropolitan of Didymoticho , Orestiada and Soufli .
Bishop Nikiforos died of an incurable disease. He will be buried on October 6, 2009 in the Panagia Church in Eleftherotria, Didymoticho.
Web links
- “Αλεξανδρούπολη - Εκοιμήθη ο Μητροπολίτης Διδυμοτείχου, Ορεστιάδας και Σουφλίου, Νικηφόρος” (Greek Agency ) , October 4th, 2009
- Η σορός του Μητροπολίτη Νικηφόρου θα εκτεθεί σε λαϊκό προσκύνημα στον Ιερό Ναό Παναγίας της Ελευθερώτριας του Διδυμοτείχου, ενώ η νεκρώσιμος ακολουθία θα ψαλεί το μεσημέρι της Τρίτης
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nikiforos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Archangelidis, Athanasios (maiden name); Νικηφόρος (elS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feres , Western Thrace , Greece |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 2009 |
| Place of death | Alexandroupoli , Greece |