Ambrosios Zografos
Ambrosios-Aristotelis Zografos (Greek: Αμβρόσιος Αριστοτέλης Ζωγράφος; born 1960, Aegina, Attica, Greece) is Metropolitan of the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Korea. He is also full Professor at the newly established Department of Greek Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
He was born in the island of Aegina in Greece, on March 15, 1960, the six of sixteen children. Graduating from the Theological School of the University of Athens in 1983. In 1985 he was ordained Deacon and in 1991 Priest. From 1988 to 1989 he served at the library and Icon Gallery of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai in Egypt. From 1991 to 1993, he studied at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.[1]
On December 23, 1998 He came to Korea to served as Dean of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul and as Chancellor of the metropolis of Korea. On December 21, 2006 He elected Bishop of Zela by the Holy Synod of of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople.[1]
Bishop Ambrosios was elected to the office of Metropolitan of Korea on May 27, 2008, by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, and was enthroned July 20, 2008 at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul.[2]
On November 28, 2016 he was elected the president of the National Council of Churches in Korea and served for a one-year term.[3]
References
- ^ a b Yoon, Ji-suk. "Metropolitan Ambrosios elected as NCCK new President". The News power. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Yoo, Jae-won. "Bishop Ambrosios will be second metropolis of Korea". Pressian. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ Han, Ji-soo. "Metropolitan Ambrosios says he will to strive for unity of the Christianity". The Ecumenian. Retrieved November 18, 2016.