11/21/2023 0 Comments Ecumenical patriarch of constantinopleHe also received the honourary approval by the Shah of Persia, and he taught the ancient Greek language at the University of Tehran.Īfter this period of service, he was transferred back to Istanbul, and he was returned to Feriköy to serve as the head of the community from 1950 to 1964. On 29 March, 1942, Deacon Demetrios Papadopoulos was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Titular Metropolitan Philotheos (Stavridis) of Prokonnesos.įrom 29 March, 1942, Priest Demetrios Papadopoulos continued to serve in the Temple of the Twelve Apostles (which includes a school) in Feriköy, but now as a priest.įrom 1945 to 1950, Priest Demetrios Papadopoulos was assigned to serve abroad as the Head of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Tehran, Persia.Īnnunciation Greek Orthodox Temple, Teheranįather Demetrios was responsible for organising this community. ![]() Temple of the Twelve Apostles, Feriköy Presbyteral ordination, 1942 Temple of Saints Constantine and Helen, Istanbulįrom May, 1939, until March, 1942, he served as a deacon in the Istanbul district of Feriköy, in the Temple of the Twelve Apostles. On 25 April, 1937, Demetrios Panagiotou Papadopoulos was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Titular Bishop Philotheos (Stavridis) of Nazianzus.įrom October, 1937, to August, 1938, Deacon Demetrios Papadopoulos served as Secretary and Staff Preacher of the Metropolis of Edessa and Pella.įrom August, 1938, to April, 1939, he served at the Temple of Saints Constantine and Helen in Istanbul. Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary, Heybeliada/Halki Diaconal ordination, 1937 His thesis was entitled “The Resurrection of the Lord and the Objections against it”. There, he entered the Holy Trinity Theological School on Halki.ĭemetrios graduated in 1937. In 1931, Demetrios Panagiotou then travelled to Halki Island (also called Heybeliada), one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmora, near Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. He received his primary education in Therapia (also called Tarabya), and his secondary education in the Greek-French Lyceum of Galata in Istanbul. On 8 September, 1914, Demetrios Panagiotou Papadopoulos was born to Panagiotis and Irini Papadopoulos in Therapia, Constantinople ( Istanbul), in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey).ĭemetrios was raised in his family as an Orthodox Christian in the bosom of the Church of Constantinople. 12 Diocese of Switzerland Orthodox Centre in Chambésy, 1982Įarly life of Demetrios Panagiotou Papadopoulos. ![]() 1 Early life of Demetrios Panagiotou Papadopoulos.
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