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His Grace, the Most Reverend '''Christoforos of Karpasia''', is the ruling hierarch of the Bishopric of Karpasia of the [[Church of Cyprus]]. Bp. Christoforos is the first [[bishop]] of the newly established Bishopric.
==Life==
Bp. Christoforos was born in the village of Pelendri, in the District of Limassol, Cyprus on [[May 4]], 1964. His elementary education took place in the village of Pelendri and continued in the Gymnasium and Lyceum in the city of Limassol. After his graduation in 1982, he served his military commitment.
After completing his military service in 1984, he entered the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens, graduating in 1988. In 1990, following his graduation, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]]. In 1991, before joining the Monastery of Trooditissa, he was ordained a [[priest]] and raised to the dignity of [[archimandrite]]. From August 1992 until June 1995, he attended the University of Durham in Great Britain for post-graduate studies in patrology. Upon graduation he received a Master of Arts degree.
Since 1990, he represented the Church of Cyprus in various conferences dealing with [[heresies]] and non-religious groups. He has written a number of books on pastoral, spiritual, and anti-[[heretic]] subjects, including, in Greek, the ''Encyclopedic Dictionary: Religions and Heresies, Non-Christian, Non-Religious Groups and Modern Ideological Movements''.
On [[May 22]], 2007, Bp. Christoforos was elected by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Cyprus as the first bishop of the newly established Bishopric of Karpasia. Karpasia is located in the northeastern Turkish part of Cyprus. He was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] and [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[June 3]], 2007 by the Archbishop of Cyprus, [[Chrysostomos II (Demetriou) of Nea Justiniana|Chrysostomos II]].
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==Source==
*[http://www.churchofcyprus.org.cy/article.php?articleID=59 Bishop of Karpasia]
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]
==Life==
Bp. Christoforos was born in the village of Pelendri, in the District of Limassol, Cyprus on [[May 4]], 1964. His elementary education took place in the village of Pelendri and continued in the Gymnasium and Lyceum in the city of Limassol. After his graduation in 1982, he served his military commitment.
After completing his military service in 1984, he entered the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens, graduating in 1988. In 1990, following his graduation, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]]. In 1991, before joining the Monastery of Trooditissa, he was ordained a [[priest]] and raised to the dignity of [[archimandrite]]. From August 1992 until June 1995, he attended the University of Durham in Great Britain for post-graduate studies in patrology. Upon graduation he received a Master of Arts degree.
Since 1990, he represented the Church of Cyprus in various conferences dealing with [[heresies]] and non-religious groups. He has written a number of books on pastoral, spiritual, and anti-[[heretic]] subjects, including, in Greek, the ''Encyclopedic Dictionary: Religions and Heresies, Non-Christian, Non-Religious Groups and Modern Ideological Movements''.
On [[May 22]], 2007, Bp. Christoforos was elected by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Cyprus as the first bishop of the newly established Bishopric of Karpasia. Karpasia is located in the northeastern Turkish part of Cyprus. He was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] and [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[June 3]], 2007 by the Archbishop of Cyprus, [[Chrysostomos II (Demetriou) of Nea Justiniana|Chrysostomos II]].
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{{succession|
before=—|
title=Bishop of Karpasia|
years= 2007-present|
after=—}}
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==Source==
*[http://www.churchofcyprus.org.cy/article.php?articleID=59 Bishop of Karpasia]
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]