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His Eminence '''Chysostomos (Korakitis) of Mani''' is the Metropolitan of the [[Metropolis of Mani]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Greece]]. Mani is an ancient name of the area now known as Gytheion and Oetylos, the former title of the metropolis.[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Maina] The title of the metropolis was changed in 2010. The [[metropolis]] is located in the southern part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Metr. Chysostomos has been [[metropolitan]] since 1996.
==Life==
Demetrius Korakitis was born in 1933 in Athens, Greece. He studied theology at the Theological School of the University of Athens, graduating in 1957. From 1958 to 1963 he taught in Messinia. Demetrius entered the [[Holy Orders]] in 1960 when he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] with the name Chysostomos. In 1966, he was ordained a [[priest]] and was assigned to historic Church of St. Irene on Aiolou street in Athens.
Fr. Chysostomos was elected to the [[episcopate]] in 1996 and [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Metropolitan of the Metropolis of Gytheion and Oetylos on [[October 6]],1996. In 2010, the title of the metropolis was changed to Metropolis of Mani.
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title=Metropolitan of Mani|
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==Sources==
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/hierarchs/greece/bios/bio_chrysostom_korakitis_metr_gytheion.htm Metropolitan Chrysostom (Korakitis) of Gytheion and Oitylon]
*[http://www.im-manis.gr/ Website of the Metropolis of Mani] In Greek
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Manis/Manis.html Mani] In Greek
*[http://www.im-manis.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=258 Mr. MANI, Metropolitan Chrysostomos] In Greek
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Mani]]
[[Category: 20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]
==Life==
Demetrius Korakitis was born in 1933 in Athens, Greece. He studied theology at the Theological School of the University of Athens, graduating in 1957. From 1958 to 1963 he taught in Messinia. Demetrius entered the [[Holy Orders]] in 1960 when he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] with the name Chysostomos. In 1966, he was ordained a [[priest]] and was assigned to historic Church of St. Irene on Aiolou street in Athens.
Fr. Chysostomos was elected to the [[episcopate]] in 1996 and [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Metropolitan of the Metropolis of Gytheion and Oetylos on [[October 6]],1996. In 2010, the title of the metropolis was changed to Metropolis of Mani.
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{{succession|
before=?|
title=Metropolitan of Mani|
years=1996 - Present|
after=—}}
{{end box}}
==Sources==
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/hierarchs/greece/bios/bio_chrysostom_korakitis_metr_gytheion.htm Metropolitan Chrysostom (Korakitis) of Gytheion and Oitylon]
*[http://www.im-manis.gr/ Website of the Metropolis of Mani] In Greek
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Manis/Manis.html Mani] In Greek
*[http://www.im-manis.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=258 Mr. MANI, Metropolitan Chrysostomos] In Greek
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Mani]]
[[Category: 20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]
