Chrysostomos Savvatos

Bishop Chrysostomos Savvatos (Greek: Χρυσόστομος Σαββάτος) born in the Athens suburb of Peristeri in 1961, is a theologian in the Greek Orthodox Church and a professor in the Theology Faculty of the University of Athens.^[1] He has earned degrees from Rome and Strasbourg. In mid 2007 he was ordained as the metropolitan bishop of Messenia^[2][3] but continues also to fulfil the obligations of his university chair. Earlier in 2008 he took part in the Ravenna conversation of the Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission, of which he has been for some time a member.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Σεβ. Μητρ. Μεσσηνίας κ. Χρυσόστομος Σαββάτος Καθηγητής - Βιογραφικό" (in Greek). National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. http://www.theol.uoa.gr/index.php?id=244. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
2. ^ THE HIERARCHY OF THE CHURCH OF GREECE
3. ^ "Ο Χρυσόστομος Σαββάτος εξελέγη νέος μητροπολίτης Μεσσηνίας". in.gr (Lambrakis Press Group). 15 March 2007. http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=787464. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
4. ^ Metropolitan Seraphim's letter to Archbishop Hieronymos regarding the Committee for the Dialogue with the Latins in Cyprus

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Name	Savvatos, Chrysostomos
Alternative names	Sabbatos, Christodoulos
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Date of birth	1961
Place of birth	Peristeri, Athens.
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