Alexandros (Gianniris) of Nigeria
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Alexandros (Gianniris) of Nigeria is Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Nigeria, part of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
Life
George Gianniris was born in Athens on May 15, 1960. From 1978 to 1983, he graduated from the School of Agronomy of the University of Athens. George attended the liturgies of the Church of Greece with minor orders.
On October 1, 1988, George was ordained deacon by His Beatitude Seraphim of Athens (1975–1998) with the name of Alexandros. On the following day, he was ordained to the Holy Priesthood. In 1990 Father Alexandros was transferred to the Metropolis of Thessaloniki in order to start his studies at the School of Theology of the University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated in 1994. It is unknown when Father Alexandros was given the rank of Archimandrite.
Between the tenures of Patriarch Pathenios III (1987–1996) and Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria (1997–2004), Father Alexandros was transferred to the Patriarchate of Alexandria, serving as the superior at the Patriarchal Church of the Holy Unmercenaries in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa as well as secretary of the Archdiocese. He was appointed Director of the Private Patriarchal Office in April 1997.
On September 23, 1997, Father George was elected Bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Nigeria under the Archdiocese of Cameroon and its hierarch, His Beatitude Theodoros (Choreftakis) (1997–2002), now Patriarch of Alexandria. His consecration took place on November 24, 1997. His Grace and his see were elevated to the rank of Archbishop and Archdiocese on October 27, 2004 by decision of the Holy Synod and Patriarch Theodoros, who was enthroned on the same month.
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| Alexandros (Gianniris) of Nigeria | ||
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| Preceded by: — |
Bishop of Nigeria 1997–2004 |
Succeeded by: — |
| Preceded by: — |
Archbishop of Nigeria 2004–Present |
Succeeded by: — |
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