Metropolis of Rhodes
The Metropolis of Rhodes (
History
The foundation of the Christian community of Rhodes is traditionally attributed to the
The exact date of the establishment of an
In the earliest of the
Rhodes finally fell to the Ottomans in 1522, allowing for the full restoration of the Orthodox Church on the island. Ottoman rule was characterized by relative calm, despite occasional disputes.[1] Having lost all its suffragan sees by the early 14th century,[3] by the early 17th century, the metropolis had risen back to 38th place among the metropolises under Constantinople, with a single suffragan, the see of Lerni, until it was raised to a separate metropolis in 1888.[1][3] During the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), the Orthodox Church on the island suffered persecution, and its privileges were suspended until 1835, when a new firman restored them.[1]
In 1912, during the
In April 2004, the islands of
Currently, the Metropolis of Rhodes comprises 17 parishes in the municipal unit of
Episcopal list
This is a list of the known bishops who have occupied the see of Rhodes (Roman Catholic archbishops under Hospitaller rule not included):[3][16]
Name | Name in Greek | Tenure | Notes |
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Prochorus | 1st century | ||
Photinus | 284–305 | ||
Euphrosynus | 305–325? | ||
Hellanodikos | 431–? | ||
John I | 449–454 | ||
Agapetus | 455–459 | ||
Essaias | 513–528 | ||
Theodosius I | 553–? | ||
Isidore | 680–681 | ||
Leo I | 783–801 | ||
Theophanes | 814–832 | ||
Nilus I | 833–? | ||
Michael | 858 | ||
Leontius | 858–868 | ||
Michael | 868–879 | 2nd time | |
Leontius | 879–? | 2nd time | |
Theodore | 997–? | ||
John II | 1070–1100 | ||
Nicephorus | 1147–1156 | ||
[Anonymous] | 1156–1166 | ||
John III | 1166 | ||
Leo II | 1166–? | ||
George | 1256 | ||
Theodoulos | 1256–1274 | ||
[Anonymous] | 1274–? | ||
John IV | 1350–1355 | ||
Nilus II Diassorianos | 1355–1369 | ||
[Anonymous] | 1393–? | ||
Andrew of Chios | 1432–1437 | ||
Nathanael | 1437–1439 | ||
Makarios | 1450–1455 | ||
Nilus III | 1455–1470 | ||
Metrophanes I | 1471–1498 | ||
Metrophanes II | 1498–1511 | ||
Jeremias I | 1511–1522 | ||
Clemens | 1522–1523 | ||
Euphemios | 1524–1525? | ||
Theodosius II | 1541–1548 | ||
Kallistos | 1576–1594 | ||
Nikandros | 1581 | ||
Paisios I | 1595–1603 | ||
Jeremias II | 1603–1604 | ||
Philotheos II | 1604–1610 | ||
Ignatius I | 1610–1612 | ||
Pachomios | 1612–1637 | ||
Meletios I | 1637–1639 | ||
Paisios II | 1639–1643 | ||
Meletios II | 1643–1651 | ||
Gregory I | 1651–1652 | ||
Nathanael II | 1652–1656 | ||
Joachim I | 1656–1676 | ||
Parthenios | 1676–1691 | ||
Constantius of Mytilene | 1692–1702 | ||
Ignatius II | 1702–1722 | ||
Neophytus of Chios | 1722–1733 | ||
Jeremias III of Patmos | 1733–1758 | ||
Kallinikos I of Veroia | 1758–1792 | ||
Agapios of Thera | 1792–1811 | ||
Zacharias of Veroia | 1811–1823 | ||
Agapios of Thera | 1823–1829 | 2nd time | |
Paisios III of Andros | 1829–1831 | ||
Methodios of Crete | 1831–1832 | ||
Paisios IV | 1833–1836 | ||
Kallinikos II of Crete | 1836–1839 | ||
Jacob of Patmos | 1839–1856 | ||
Ignatius III of Adrianople | 1856–1861 | ||
Cyril I Papadakis of Crete | 1861 | ||
Dorotheos Prasinos of Constantinople | 1862–1865 | ||
Synesios | 1865–1876 | ||
Germanos | 1876–1888 | Subsequently Patriarch of Constantinople , 1913–1918
| |
Gregory II of Lesbos | 1888–1893 | ||
Constantine I Alexandritis of Adrianople | 1893–1900 | ||
Hierotheos Dimitriadis of Nisyros | 1900 | ||
Joachim II Valasiadis of Antigoni | 1900–1910 | ||
Benjamin Kyriakou | 1912–1913 | Subsequently Patriarch of Constantinople , 1936–1946
| |
Apostolos I Tryphonos of Krithia | 1913–1946 | ||
Timotheos Evangelinidis of Mytilene |
1947–1949 | ||
Spyridon Synodinos of Cephalonia | 1951–1988 | ||
Apostolos II Dimelis of Archangelos | 1988–2004 | ||
Cyril II Kogerakis of Crete | since 2004 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ιστορία της Μητροπόλεως Ρόδου (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1434458766. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία της Δωδεκανήσου κατά την Ιταλοκρατία (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ.Δ. Ροδίων (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Ιαλυσού (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Πεταλούδων (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Καμείρου (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Ατταβύρου (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Νοτίας Ρόδου (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Λινδίων (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Αρχαγγέλου (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. Αφάντου (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ενορίες Δ. Δ. καλλιθέας (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ο Σεβασμιώτατος Μητροπολίτης Ρόδου κ.κ. Κύριλλος (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Επισκοπικός Κατάλογος (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
Bibliography
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.