Athenagoras

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Athenagoras may refer to:

• Athenagoras of Athens, a second century Christian philosopher and apologist

Athenagoras is also the name of several bishops of the church:

• Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople was Ecumenical Patriarch from 1949 to 1972.
• Athenagoras (Cavadas) of Thyateira and Great Britain was primate of Western Europe from 1949 to 1962.
• Athenagoras (Kokkinakis) of Thyateira and Great Britain was primate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1963 to 1979.
• Athenagoras (Aneste) of Panama has been primate of the Metropolis of Central America (of the Ecumenical Patriarchate) since 1986.
• Athenagoras (Peckstadt) of Sinope is an auxiliary bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate serving in Belgium since 2003.