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Gregorios (Theocharous)
Gregorios Theocharous of Thyateira and Great Britain (Greek: Γρηγόριος Θεοχάρους; 28 October 1928 – 20 November 2019) served as the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He was elected Archbishop by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 16 April 1988. He resigned on 12 June 2019 for health reasons and has been succeeded by Nikitas Loulias. He died on 20 November 2019. His funeral took place on 5 December 2019 at St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, Wood Green. Early life Gregorios was born in the Cypriot village of Marathovounos in the Famagusta District on 28 October 1928. He was the ninth and last child of the builder Theocharis and his wife Maria Hadjitofi. At the age of three his father died and so he was brought up by his mother and eight older siblings. He recalled in an interview with Hellenic TV in the UK that his father wanted to call him Varanava (Barabbas) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Gregorios Of Thyateira And Great Britain
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese (#Non-metropolitan_archiepiscopal_sees, with some exceptions), or are otherwise granted a Titular bishop, titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheranism, Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Church of England, the title is borne by the leader of the denomination. Etymology The word archbishop () comes via the Latin ''archiepiscopus.'' This in turn comes from the Greek language, Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'seer'. Early history The earliest appearance of neither the title nor the role can be traced. The title of "metropolitan" was apparently well known by the 4th century, when there are references in the canons of the First Council of Nicæa of 325 and Synods of Antioch, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
