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| ⚫ | '''Ambrosios-Aristotelis Zografos''' |
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| ⚫ | '''Ambrosios''' ({{lang-gr|Αμβρόσιος}}, secular name '''Aristotelis Zografos''', {{lang-gr|Αριστοτέλης Ζωγράφος}}; born 15 March 1960, [[Aegina]], [[Attica (region)|Attica]], [[Greece]]) is a bishop of the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]]; the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan<ref name="ecpatrbio" /> (since 2008). He is also a professor at the Department of Greek Studies at [[Hankuk University of Foreign Studies]]. |
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==Biographical timeline== |
==Biographical timeline== |
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He was born on the island of [[Aegina]] in [[Greece]] on 15 March 1960. |
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In 1983, he graduated from the Theological School of the [[University of Athens]].<ref name=newspower/> |
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In 1985, he was ordained Deacon and in 1991 Priest.<ref name=newspower/> |
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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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yoo|first1=Jae-won|title=Bishop Ambrosios will be second metropolis of Korea|url=http://www.pressian.com/news/article.html?no=56522|publisher=[[Pressian]]|website=|accessdate=July 19, 2008}}</ref> He also received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2010. |
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| ⚫ | From 1988 to 1989 he served at the library and Icon Gallery of [[Saint Catherine's Monastery]] on [[Mount Sinai]] in [[Egypt]].<ref name=newspower/> From 1991 to 1993, he studied at the [[Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] in [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]], [[Massachusetts]], the U.S., where he earned a Th.M in Patrology. From 1993 to 1996, he studied at [[Princeton University]].<ref name=newspower/> In December 1998, he earned a doctorate degree with distinction from the School of Theology of the University of Athens.<ref name=newspower/> |
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| ⚫ | On 23 December 1998, he arrived in Korea to serve as Dean of St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in [[Seoul]]. On 21 December 2006, he was elected auxiliary bishop of the Metropolis of Korea and bishop of Zelon by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.<ref name="newspower">{{cite web|last1=Yoon|first1=Ji-suk|title=Metropolitan Ambrosios elected as NCCK's new President|url=http://m.newspower.co.kr/a.html?uid=31679|website=The News power|date=29 November 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> |
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Bishop Ambrosios was elected to the office of Metropolitan of Korea on 28 May 2008,<ref name="ecpatrbio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ec-patr.org/hierarchs/show.php?lang=gr&id=166|title=Ὁ Σεβ. Μητροπολίτης Κορέας, ὑπέρτιμος καί Ἐξαρχος Ἰαπωνίας, κ. Ἀμβρόσιος|website=www.ec-patr.org|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref><ref name="biohisemin">[https://www.orthodoxkorea.org/biography/ Biography of His Eminence]. Orthodox Metropolis of Korea.</ref> and was enthroned 20 July 2008, at St Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yoo|first1=Jae-won|title=Bishop Ambrosios will be second metropolitan of Korea|date=19 July 2008 |url=http://www.pressian.com/news/article.html?no=56522|publisher=Pressian|access-date=July 19, 2008}}</ref> |
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He received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2010. |
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| ⚫ | On 28 November 2016, he was elected the president of the [[National Council of Churches in Korea]] and served for a one-year term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Ji-soo|title=Metropolitan Ambrosios says he will to strive for unity of the Christianity|url=http://www.ecumenian.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=14557|publisher=The Ecumenian|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 18 January 2024
Ambrosios (Greek: Αμβρόσιος, secular name Aristotelis Zografos, Greek: Αριστοτέλης Ζωγράφος; born 15 March 1960, Aegina, Attica, Greece) is a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan[1] (since 2008). He is also a professor at the Department of Greek Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Biographical timeline
[edit]He was born on the island of Aegina in Greece on 15 March 1960.
In 1983, he graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens.[2]
In 1985, he was ordained Deacon and in 1991 Priest.[2]
From 1988 to 1989 he served at the library and Icon Gallery of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt.[2] From 1991 to 1993, he studied at the Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, the U.S., where he earned a Th.M in Patrology. From 1993 to 1996, he studied at Princeton University.[2] In December 1998, he earned a doctorate degree with distinction from the School of Theology of the University of Athens.[2]
On 23 December 1998, he arrived in Korea to serve as Dean of St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul. On 21 December 2006, he was elected auxiliary bishop of the Metropolis of Korea and bishop of Zelon by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.[2]
Bishop Ambrosios was elected to the office of Metropolitan of Korea on 28 May 2008,[1][3] and was enthroned 20 July 2008, at St Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul.[4]
He received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2010.
On 28 November 2016, he was elected the president of the National Council of Churches in Korea and served for a one-year term.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ὁ Σεβ. Μητροπολίτης Κορέας, ὑπέρτιμος καί Ἐξαρχος Ἰαπωνίας, κ. Ἀμβρόσιος". www.ec-patr.org. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Yoon, Ji-suk (29 November 2016). "Metropolitan Ambrosios elected as NCCK's new President". The News power. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Biography of His Eminence. Orthodox Metropolis of Korea.
- ^ Yoo, Jae-won (19 July 2008). "Bishop Ambrosios will be second metropolitan 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.
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Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- 21st-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
- 21st-century Greek people
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Greece
- Bishops in South Korea
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
- Eastern Orthodox missionaries in South Korea
- People from Aegina
- Greek expatriates in South Korea