Ieronymos II of Athens

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Ieronymos II
Archbishop of Athens
Native name
Ιερώνυμος B΄
ChurchChurch of Greece
SeeAthens
Installed7 February 2008
PredecessorChristodoulos
Other postsMetropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia (1981–2008)
Orders
Ordination10 December 1967
Consecration4 October 1981
Personal details
Birth nameIoannis Liapis
Born (1938-03-10) 10 March 1938 (age 86)
Oinofyta, Boeotia, Greece
NationalityGreek
DenominationGreek Orthodoxy
ProfessionTheologian
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University of Graz
University of Regensburg
University of Munich

Ieronymos II (Greek: Ιερώνυμος B’, romanizedIerōnymos II, pronounced [ʝeˈronimos]; born 10 March 1938) is the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. He is the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. He was elected on 7 February 2008.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Greek Orthodox bishops elect leader" Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, CNN.com/europe. Accessed 7 February 2008.