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His Eminence '''Chrysostomos (Stavropoulos) of Triphylia and Olympia''' is the [[metropolitan]] of the [[Metropolis of Triphylia and Olympia]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Greece]]. The metropolis is located in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Metr. Chrysostomos has been metropolitan since 2007.  

==Life==
Alexander Stavropoulos was born in 1959 in the town of Vlachiotis in Laconia in the southeastern Peloponnese. After completing his basic education, Alexander attended the [[Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy]] at [[Mount Athos]]. After graduating, he attended and graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens. 

In 1982, Alexander was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] by Archbishop [[Seraphim (Tikas) of Athens|Seraphim]] of Athens and given the name Chrysostomos. Dcn. Chrysostomos was ordained a [[priest]] in 1987 and appointed the [[chancellor]] of the [[Metropolis of Monemvasia and Sparta]].  Father Chrysostomos was elected to the [[episcopate]] in 2007 and [[enthronement|enthroned]] as metropolitan of the Metropolis of Triphylia and Olympia on [[March 17]], 2007 succeeding the retired Metr. Stephanos Matakoulias.[http://www.oki-regensburg.de/verst_06.htm]

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==Source==
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Trifylias/Trifylias.html   Trifylia and Olympia] In Greek

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Triphylia]]
[[Category: 21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]