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==Biographical timeline==
*1931: The future metropolitan is born January 10.
*1965: Doctorate in theology, University of Athens.
*1986: Consecrated a bishop on June 22..
*Became a key figure in major ecumenical dialogues between the Orthodox Church and other Christian traditions.
*Leading theologian in a theology of ecology, played a central role in making the Orthodox Church one of the most active religious religious communities involved with development and environmental issues.
*Professor of Theology for 14 years at the University of Glasgow, and has been a visiting professor at Geneva, Gregorian University, and King's College, London.
*2006: Succeeded Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos of Australia]] as president of the Commission of Orthodox in the Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church.
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[[Image:Zizioulas1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon]]
His Eminence '''John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon''' (b. 1931) is a modern [[theologian]] and titular [[Metropolitan]] of Pergamon, under the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] of Constantinople. He was [[Consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] as a [[bishop]] on [[June 22]], 1986, and is currently the co-chair of the Catholic-Orthodox dialogue.
==Life==
The future metropolitan was born [[January 10]], 1931. He attended university in Thessaloniki and Athens and received his doctorate in theology in 1965 from the University of Athens. He was professor of theology for 14 years at the University of Glasgow, and has been a visiting professor at Geneva, Gregorian University, and King's College, London. He was consecrated as a bishop on June 22, 1986 and named Metropolitan of Pergamon. Metropolitan John has become a key figure in major ecumenical dialogues between the Orthodox Church and other Christian traditions, and in 2006 succeeded Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos of Australia]] as president of the Commission of Orthodox in the Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church. He is also an important figure in ecological theology, playing a central role in making the Orthodox Church one of the most active religious communities involved with development and environmental issues.
==His Theology and Significance==
Metropolitan John is also well-known for his work on the environment, particularly for his lecture series, ‘Preserving God’s Creation.’
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