Ieronymos II of Athens
Ieronymos II (Greek: Ιερώνυμος B’, romanized: Ierōnymos II, pronounced [ieˈronimos]; born 10 March 1938) is the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as such the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. He was elected on 7 February 2008.
Ieronymos II | |
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| Archbishop of Athens | |
| Native name | Ιερώνυμος B΄ |
| Church | Church of Greece |
| See | Athens |
| Installed | 7 February 2008 |
| Predecessor | Christodoulos |
| Other post(s) | Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia (1981–2008) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 December 1967 |
| Consecration | 4 October 1981 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ioannis Liapis 10 March 1938 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodoxy |
| Profession | Theologian |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University of Graz University of Regensburg University of Munich |
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Ieronymos served as Protosyncellus of the Metropolis of Thebes and Livadeia, abbot of the monasteries of the Transfiguration of Sagmata and Hosios Loukas, and Secretary, later Archsecretary, of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. In 1981 he was elected Metropolitan Bishop of Thebes and Levadeia. He published two major textbooks: "Medieval Monuments of Euboea" (1970), and "Christian Boeotia" (2006).
On 7 February 2008, Ieronymos was elected the new Archbishop of Athens and All Greece by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, He formally took office on 16 February 2008.