On 23 December 1998, he arrived in Korea to serve as Dean of St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul. On 21 December 2006, he was elected auxiliary bishop of the Metropolis of Korea and bishop of Zelon by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.[2]
Bishop Ambrosios was elected to the office of Metropolitan of Korea on 28 May 2008,[1][3] and was enthroned 20 July 2008, at St Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul.[4]
He received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2010.
ambrosios, zografos, ambrosios, greek, Αμβρόσιος, secular, name, aristotelis, zografos, greek, Αριστοτέλης, Ζωγράφος, born, march, 1960, aegina, attica, greece, bishop, ecumenical, patriarchate, constantinople, metropolitan, korea, exarch, japan, since, 2008, . Ambrosios Greek Ambrosios secular name Aristotelis Zografos Greek Aristotelhs Zwgrafos born 15 March 1960 Aegina Attica Greece is a bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan 1 since 2008 He is also a professor at the Department of Greek Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Ambrosios ZografosBiographical timeline EditHe was born on the island of Aegina in Greece on 15 March 1960 In 1983 he graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens 2 In 1985 he was ordained Deacon and in 1991 Priest 2 From 1988 to 1989 he served at the library and Icon Gallery of Saint Catherine s Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt 2 From 1991 to 1993 he studied at the Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline Massachusetts the U S where he earned a Th M in Patrology From 1993 to 1996 he studied at Princeton University 2 In December 1998 he earned a doctorate degree with distinction from the School of Theology of the University of Athens 2 On 23 December 1998 he arrived in Korea to serve as Dean of St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul On 21 December 2006 he was elected auxiliary bishop of the Metropolis of Korea and bishop of Zelon by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 2 Bishop Ambrosios was elected to the office of Metropolitan of Korea on 28 May 2008 1 3 and was enthroned 20 July 2008 at St Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul 4 He received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2010 On 28 November 2016 he was elected the president of the National Council of Churches in Korea and served for a one year term 5 References Edit a b Ὁ Seb Mhtropoliths Koreas ὑpertimos kai Ἐ3arxos Ἰapwnias k Ἀmbrosios www ec patr org Retrieved 2019 12 23 a b c d e f Yoon Ji suk Metropolitan Ambrosios elected as NCCK s new President The News power Retrieved November 29 2016 Biography of His Eminence Orthodox Metropolis of Korea Yoo Jae won Bishop Ambrosios will be second metropolitan of Korea Pressian Retrieved July 19 2008 Han Ji soo Metropolitan Ambrosios says he will to strive for unity of the Christianity The Ecumenian Retrieved November 18 2016 External links EditMetropolitan AmbrosiosEastern Orthodox Church titlesPreceded byMetropolitan Sotirios Metropolitan of Korea2008 present Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ambrosios Zografos amp oldid 1178165888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
