Kyrillos Katerelos

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.

His Grace; Gr. Θεοφιλέστατος (Theophilestatos); Sl. Preosviashchenyishy Vladyka

Kyrillos, Bishop of Abydos
Bishop of Abydos (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
Kyrillos (Katerelos) Bishop of Abydos (2017)
ChurchEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
DioceseAbydos (Titular)
ElectedFebruary 7, 2008
PredecessorGerasimos (Papadopoulos)
SuccessorIncumbent
Other postsProfessor 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
Ordination1983 (Presbyterate)
by Meletios of Nikopolis and Preveza
Consecration2008 (Episcopacy)
by Meletios of Nikopolis and Preveza; Alexios of Nikaia; Irenaeus Myriophytos; Chrysostomos of Myron; Makarios of Siderokastro
Personal details
Birth nameEvangelos Katerelos
Born (1956-11-21) 21 November 1956
Lamia, Greece
NationalityGreek
DenominationChristianity (Eastern Orthodox)
ResidenceAthens, Greece
ParentsAlexandros and Euphrosyne Katerelos
OccupationMonk, Professor, Bishop
Alma materUniversity of Athens (Undergraduate); University of Strasbourg (Masters); University of Freiburg (Doctoral); University of Thessaloniki (Doctoral)

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 master's 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

His pastoral ministry began in Church of Greece in 1983 when Meletios (Kalamaras), Metropolitan Bishop of Nikopolis and Preveza tonsured Katerelos a monk in Preveza, Greece, and shortly thereafter ordained him to the diaconate. He later served the Holy Metropolis of Thebes and Livadeia.[2] Katerelos also served a number of parishes in the Metropolis of Germany, where he was instrumental in the construction of Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Stuttgart.[3] The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected him to bishop of Abydos on February 7, 2008, and elevated him 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 2 February 2018.
  2. "Kyrillos of Abydos - Auxiliary Bishops of the Throne - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "Jeunesse - Eglise Orthodoxe en Belgique". www.orthodoxia.be. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. "Kyrillos of Abydos - Auxiliary Bishops of the Throne - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. "UoA: Faculty of Social Theology - Faculty (academic staff)". en.soctheol.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. "ΕΚΠΑ: Τμήμα Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας - Θεοφ. Αβύδου Κύριλλος (Κατερέλος), Καθηγητής". www.soctheol.uoa.gr. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  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 2 February 2018.
  9. "Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches". www.univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  10. "dhs". David Heith-Stade's blog. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  11. radio dobrogea (14 June 2017), Conferinţa "Sinodul din Creta", retrieved 2 February 2018
  12. "Primacy in the Church: The Office of Primate and the Authority of Councils (Volume 2)". SVS Press & Bookstore. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  13. "UoA: Faculty of Social Theology - Faculty (academic staff)". en.soctheol.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  14. Kyrillos Katerelos =https://uoa.academia.edu/KyrillosKaterelos - Academia.edu page
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