Ambrosios-Aristotelis 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 Department of Greek Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

Biographical timeline

He was born in the island of Aegina in Greece, on March 15, 1960, the six of sixteen children. In 1983 he received his degree and graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens.[1] In 1985 he was ordained Deacon and in 1991 Priest.[1] From 1988 to 1989 he served at the library and Icon Gallery of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai in Egypt.[1] From 1991 to 1993, he studied at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and from 1993 to 1996, he studied at Princeton University.[1] On December 21, 1998 he was awarded a Doctorate Degree with distinction by the School of Theology of the University of Athens.[1]

On December 23, 1998 he came to Korea to served as Dean of Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul and as Chancellor of the metropolis of Korea. On December 21, 2006 he was elected auxiliary bishop of the Metropolis of Korea and bishop of Zelon by the Holy Synod 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] He also received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2010.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yoon, Ji-suk. "Metropolitan Ambrosios elected as NCCK's new President". The News power. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ Yoo, Jae-won. "Bishop Ambrosios will be second metropolitan of Korea". Pressian. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ Han, Ji-soo. "Metropolitan Ambrosios says he will to strive for unity of the Christianity". The Ecumenian. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Metropolitan Sotirios		 Metropolitan of Korea
2008 – present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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