Agathangelos (Tampouratzakis) of New Smyrna
His Eminence Agathangelos (Tampouratzakis) of New Smyrna was the Metropolitan of the Metropolis of New Smyrna under the jurisdiction of the Church of Greece from 1974 to 2002.
Life
Agathangelos (Tampouratzakis) was born in 1929 in the town of Neapoli in the eastern part of Crete. His education included, in addition to theology, the subjects of sociology and law in Paris, France. He entered the Holy Orders in 1949 when he was ordained a deacon. He was ordained a priest in 1957.
In 1974, Father Agathangelos was elected Metropolitan of the Metropolis of Didymoticho and Orestias, a New Lands metropolis in Thrace. In 1986, Bp. Agathangelos was enthroned as Metropolitan of New Symrna. He reposed in 2002 and was succeeded as metropolitan by Symeon (Koutsas).[1]
| Agathangelos (Tampouratzakis) of New Smyrna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: ? |
Metropolitan of Didymotichon and Orestias 1974-1986 |
Succeeded by: Nikiforos (Archagelidis) |
| Preceded by: ? |
Metropolis of New Smyrna 1986-2002 |
Succeeded by: Symeon (Koutsas) |
