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His Eminence the Most Reverend '''Chrysostomos II (Synetos) of  Zakynthos''' was the [[Metropolitan]] of Zakynthos of the Metropolis of Zakynthos and Strofades, a metropolis under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Greece]] from 1994 to 2011. 

==Life==
Metropolitan Chrysostomos was born in 1939 in the Ionian Islands' city of Zakynthos in western Greece. His [[baptism]]al name was Demetrios. In 1959, he entered the [[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|Monastery of St. Catherine]] of Sinai, where he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name Chrysostomos. In November 1961, Chrysostomos was [[ordination|ordained]] [[deacon]], and in November 1962 he was ordained a [[priest]].

Chrysostomos graduated from the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens. In 1972, he was assigned to the dependency of Monastery of Sinai at Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. 

On [[August 16]], 1976, Fr. Chrysostomos was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] the [[Titular bishop|titular Bishop]] of Dodona. In August 1991, the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Greece re-designated his position as a ruling [[bishop]]. On [[May 25]], 1994, he was elected, by the Holy Synod, metropolitan of the [[see]] of Zakynthos. On [[June 9]], 1992, Bp. Chrysostomos was reelected [[abbot]] by the brethren  of the Monastery Pentelis. 

On [[January 26]], 1993, he was appointed to the position of Protocol and Public Relations for Archbishop [[Seraphim (Tikas) of Athens|Seraphim]] of Athens and All Greece. Also, he was named deputy of the Metropolis of Attica. 

On [[May 25]], 1994, Bp. Chrysostomos was elected Metropolitan of Zakynthos by the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church. As bishop of the place of his birth, Metr. Chrysostomos  developed a rich and personal relationship in the social and charitable activities of his metropolis. Among these activities were his participation, on [[November 12]], 2000, in the inauguration of a new wing of the Monastery of Strofades and St. Denis in the city of Zakynthos, which housed a museum, vestry, hostel, and maintenance workshops and, on [[August 22]], 2003, in the four day summer celebration of St. Dionysius, during which the metropolis received a visit from Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew]] of Constantinople, which brightened the festivities.

In 2011, Metr. Chrysostomos resigned as the metropolitan of the [[see]] of Zakynthos. He was elected as Metropolitan of the see of Dodona (Δωδώνης). He was succeeded by Metr. [[Dionysios IV (Sifnaios) of Zakynthos|Dionysios (Sifnaios)]] as Dionysios IV who was elected his successor on [[October 7]], 2011.

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==Sources==
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/EnDioceses/Zakynthos.html  Holy Metropolis of Zakynthos and Strophades]
*[http://www.imzante.gr/  The Metropolitan of Zakynthos by Dionysios Fotiki D]  In Greek

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Zakynthos]]
[[Category: Bishops of Dodona]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]