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His Eminence '''Cyril (Kogerakis) of Rhodes''' is the [[metropolitan]] of the Metropolis of Rhodes, under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]], since 2004.

==Life==
Constantine Kogerakis was born on [[July 2]], 1964 in Koumasa Monofatsiou, now part of the municipality of Gortyn in the prefecture of Heraklion on the island of Crete. He completed his education through secondary school in Heraklion. Constantine began his post secondary education with studies in theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens. After graduating, he pursed postgraduate studies in the field of Operations at the Theological School of Aristotle University of Thessalonica. With funding under a scholarship from the Foundation Pro Oriente, Constantine continued with studies in Catholic Theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Graz in Graz, Austria.

On [[February 17]],1991, Constantine was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name Cyril at Agarathos Monastery on Crete by the [[abbot]] Yennádhion Stavroulakis. Then, on [[February 23]], 1991, the Mnk. Cyril was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] by Archbishop [[Timothy III (Papoutsakis) of Crete|Timothy]] of Crete. He served from 1991 to 1995 as archdeacon of Austria for Metropolitan [[Michael (Staikos) of Austria|Michael]]. On [[August 16]], 1995, Dcn. Cyril was ordained a [[priest]] by Abp. Timothy and also elevated to the dignity of [[archimandrite]].

On [[April 20]], 2004, Archim. Cyril was elected to the [[episcopate]] by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the [[metropolitan]] of the Metropolis of Rhodes. He was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] on [[April 25]], 2004 at the Patriarchal Monastery Life Giving Spring Valoukli by Ecumenical Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew]]. Metr. Cyril was [[enthronement|enthroned]] as Metropolitan of Rhodes on [[June 5]], 2004 by Patr. Bartholomew and Metr. Theoliptos of Konya.

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==Source==
*[http://www.imr.gr/content.php?menuid=7    Metropolitan Cyril of Rhodes]  In Greek

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Rhodes]]
[[Category: 21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]
[[Category: Theological School of Aristotle University of Thessalonica Graduates]]