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His Eminence the Most Reverend '''Chrysostomos II of Zakynthos''' is was the [[Metropolitan]] of Zakynthos of the Metropolis of Zakynthos and Strofades, a metropolis under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Greece]]from 1994 to 2011..
==Life==
On [[May 25]], 1994, Bp. Chrysostomos was elected Metropolitan of Zakynthos by the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church. As bishop of the place of his birth, Metr. Chrysostomos developed a rich and personal relationship in the social and charitable activities of his metropolis. Among these activities were his participation, on [[November 12]], 2000, in the inauguration of a new wing of the Monastery of Strofades and St. Denis in the city of Zakynthos, which housed a museum, vestry, hostel, and maintenance workshops and, on [[August 22]], 2003, in the four day summer celebration of St. Dionysius, during which the metropolis received a visit from Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew]] of Constantinople, which brightened the festivities.
In 2011, Metr. Chrysostomos resigned as the metropolitan of the [[see]] of Zakynthos. He was succeeded by Metr. [[Dionysios IV (Sifnaios) of Zakynthos|Dionysios (Sifnaios)]] as Dionysios IV who was elected his successor on [[October 7]], 2011.
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years=19931994-Present2011|after=—[[Dionysios IV (Sifnaios) of Zakynthos|Dionysios IV (Sifnaios)]] }}
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==SourceSources==
*[http://www.imzante.gr/zakynthos-metropolis/zakynthos-metropolitis-chrisostomos-b The Bishop of Zakynthos Chrysostomos II]
*[http://www.imzante.gr/ The Metropolitan of Zakynthos by Dionysios Fotiki D] In Greek
[[Category: Bishops]]
