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His Eminence the Most Reverend Archbishop '''Irinios (Athanasiadis)''' is the ruling hierarch of the [[Archdiocese of Crete]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]].  He was [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[August 30]], 2006.  

==Life==
Born Nicholas Athanasiadis in 1933 at the village of Mixorrouma near Agios Vassilios, Crete, Nicholas was the third of six children. During the coarse of his education the young Nicholas attended the Ecclesiastical School of Crete, followed by studies at the [[Theological School of Halki]] and at St. Boniface’s College in Warminster, England. 

As a member of the [[clergy]], Fr. Irinios served the Metropolis of Kissamos and Selino and as headmaster of the Ecclesiastical School of Crete. On [[February 23]], 1975, Fr. Irinios was elected [[Metropolitan]] of Kydonia and Apokoronou. 

[[Timothy III (Papoutsakis) of Crete|Abp. Timothy]] of Crete died on [[July 26]], 2006  after a lengthy illness. As the senior hierarch of the Church of Crete, Metr. Irinios was initially appointed [[locum tenens]] of the Archdiocese of Crete before his election by the [[Synod]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the new [[archbishop]] of Crete. Abp. Irinios was [[enthronement|enthroned]] at the Agios Minas Cathedral in Iraklion, Crete on [[August 30]], 2006. 

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==Sources==
*[http://www.cretegazette.com/2006-10/archbishop_Einineos.php  Eirineos, The New Archbishop of Crete]
*[http://www.travel-to-crete.com/article.php?article_id=42 The new Archbishop of Crete]

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Crete]]
[[Category: Bishops of Kydonia]]