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[[Image:JohnAmorionBp.jpg|left||John of AmoriunAmorion, Retired Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]His Grace, '''John (Kallos) of AmoriunAmorion''' is a retired [[titular bishop]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. Bishop John was the first American -born [[clergy]]man to be consecrated [[consecrate]]d a [[bishop]] in the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|American Greek Archdiocese]], as the titular Bishop of Thermon. He reposed on [[December 1]], 2012.
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==Life==
Bp. John attended Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 1955. He served as Director of [[St. Photios National Shrine (St. Augustine, Florida)|St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine ]] in St. Augustine, Florida.
In 1972, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] the titular Bishop of Thermon in Houston, Texas, and appointed to administer the Eighth Archdiocese District of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America]]. During his administration, Bp. John transferred the regional headquarters of the [[Metropolis of Denver|Eighth District]] from Houston, Texas to Denver, Colorado.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunciation_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Houston)] He served the district until 1979.
Bishop John received the title Bishop of Amoriun, also Amorion, upon his retirement.
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==Sources==
*[http://www.denver.goarch.org/metropolis/history/ History of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver]
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/ethics/john_thermon_abortion.htm Abortion - A Misnomer]
*[http://www.texancultures.com/publications/texansoneandall/t1_112.htm Bishop John of Thermon]
*[http://www.helleniccomserve.com/orthodoxfamily.html "The Orthodox Family"]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Thermon]]
[[Category:Bishops of AmoriunAmorion]]
