Kallistos (Papageorgopoulos) of San Francisco
His Grace, Kallistos (Papageorgapoulos) (Κάλλιστος Παπαγεωργόπουλος; 1878 - 1940[1]) was the first ruling Bishop of San Francisco under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The diocese is now the Metropolis of San Francisco. He served from 1927 to 1940.
Life
Не was born 18 May 1878 in Greece[2].
Bishop Kallistos immigrated to the United States of America in 1905 to become the priest at the parish of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Pueblo, Colorado, where he served until 1915. At that time he was assigned as priest of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in San Francisco.
On August 7, 1927, Fr. Kallistos was consecrated Bishop of San Francisco with his see at St. Sophia Cathedral in San Francisco. Prior to his becoming bishop of San Francisco, his predecessor, as Locum tenens, was Bishop Philaret of Chicago. The depression of the early 1930s hit the St. Sophia community very hard, causing the community to declare bankruptcy and lose their church. As the parish could no longer support him as bishop, Bp. Kallistos moved his office to the larger Greek population in Chicago.
He continued to serve as Bishop of San Francisco until he died in november 1940[3].
| Kallistos (Papageorgopoulos) of San Francisco | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: — |
Bishop of San Francisco 1927-1940 |
Succeeded by: Eirinaios (Tsourounakis) |
Sources
- ↑ Demetrius Kiminas "The Ecumenical Patriarchate", page 133
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=40&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-40&gsln=Papageorgopoulos&uidh=000
- ↑ http://www.eglise-orthodoxe.be/Hierarchen/Hierarchen10_%28deceased%29.html
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