Kyrillos Katerelos

His Grace; Gr. Θεοφιλέστατος (Theophilestatos); Sl. Preosviashchenyishy Vladyka
Kyrillos, Bishop of Abydos
Bishop of Abydos (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
His Grace Kyrillos (Katerelos) Bishop of Abydos (2017)
Church Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Diocese Abydos (Titular)
Elected February 7, 2008
Predecessor Gerasimos (Papadopoulos)
Successor Incumbent
Other posts Professor of Theology (University of Athens, Greece); Visiting Professor (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology); President Emeritus (Society for the Law of Eastern Churches)
Orders
Ordination 1983 (Presbyterate)
by His Eminence Meletios of Nikopolis and Preveza
Consecration 2008 (Episcopacy)
by His Eminence Meletios of Nikopolis and Preveza; His Eminence Alexios of Nikaia; His Eminence Irenaeus Myriophytos; His Eminence Chrysostomos of Myron; His Eminence Makarios of Siderokastro
Personal details
Birth name Evangelos Katerelos
Born (1956-11-21) 21 November 1956
Lamia, Greece
Nationality Greek
Denomination Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)
Residence Athens, Greece
Parents Alexandros and Euphrosyne Katerelos
Occupation Monk, Professor, Bishop
Alma mater University of Athens (Undergraduate); University of Strasbourg (Masters); University of Freiburg (Doctoral); University of Thessaloniki (Doctoral)

Kyrillos Katerelos (Kyrillos, Bishop of Abydos; Greek: Επίσκοπος Αβύδου Κύριλλος; French: Cyrille; Russian: Кирилл; Born Evangelos Katerelos Greek: Κατερέλος Ευάγγελος, 21 November 1956, Lamia) is the Eastern Orthodox Christian Bishop of Abydos (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople). A theologian, church historian, and canonist, he is currently a professor of theology at the University of Athens.

Education

Kyrillos completed his undergraduate studies in law, philology, and theology at the University of Athens. He pursued graduate studies in theology in France and Germany, obtaining a Masters degree from the University of Strasbourg (France) and earning a Ph.D from the University of Freiburg (Germany).[1] Moreover, he earned a second Ph.D from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece under the direction of Professor Panteleimon (Rodopoulos), Metropolitan Bishop of Tirolois.

Katerelos is a polyglot, fluent in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, and English, in addition to his mother tongue, Modern Greek. He also possesses an advanced mastery of Ancient Greek and Latin.

Pastoral Service

Katerelos was tonsured a monk in Preveza, Greece. His pastoral ministry began in the Church of Greece, when he was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood by Meletios (Kalamaras), Metropolitan Bishop of Nikopolis and Preveza in 1983. Thereafter, he served the Holy Metropolis of Thebes and Livadeia.[2] He has served parishes in the Metropolis of Germany, where he was instrumental in the construction of Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Stuttgart.[3] He was elected Bishop of Abydos by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on February 7, 2008, and elevated to the episcopacy on February 23, 2008 at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in the Phanar (Istanbul, Turkey).[4] He currently resides in Athens, Greece, where he serves a district of parishes in a pastoral capacity.

Academic career

Katerelos is a tenured professor of theology at the University of Athens, where he holds a full-time academic chair.[5] Additionally, He served as Dean of the Department of Social Theology from 2007-2009.[6] In 2015, he was visiting Professor of Canon Law at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, Massachusetts, where the student body elected him Professor of the Year.[7] In 2016, the Faculty of Theology at Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania awarded him an honorary doctorate.[8]

As of 2017, Katerelos is President Emeritus of the Society for the Law of Eastern Churches, after serving as its president for the better part of a decade.[9][10]

Katerelos is an international academic authority.[11] He has written several books and articles. His research interests include Historical Dogmatics, Primacy,[12] Theology of Religions, and Liberation Theology.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kyrillos of Abydos - Auxiliary Bishops of the Throne - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Kyrillos of Abydos - Auxiliary Bishops of the Throne - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Jeunesse - Eglise Orthodoxe en Belgique". www.orthodoxia.be. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Kyrillos of Abydos - Auxiliary Bishops of the Throne - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. ↑ "UoA: Faculty of Social Theology - Faculty (academic staff)". en.soctheol.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. ↑ "ΕΚΠΑ: Τμήμα Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας - Θεοφ. Αβύδου Κύριλλος (Κατερέλος), Καθηγητής". www.soctheol.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  7. ↑ Skedros, James (2015). "HCHC Annual Report" (PDF). Hellenic College Holy Cross.
  8. ↑ Comunicare, Departament. "Recunoaştere academică la Universitatea "Ovidius" din Constanţa". vechi.arhiepiscopiatomisului.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  9. ↑ "Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches". www.univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  10. ↑ "dhs". David Heith-Stade's blog. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  11. ↑ radio dobrogea (2017-06-14), Conferinţa "Sinodul din Creta", retrieved 2018-02-02
  12. ↑ "Primacy in the Church: The Office of Primate and the Authority of Councils (Volume 2)". SVS Press & Bookstore. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  13. ↑ "UoA: Faculty of Social Theology - Faculty (academic staff)". en.soctheol.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  14. ↑ Kyrillos Katerelos =https://uoa.academia.edu/KyrillosKaterelos - Academia.edu page
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