Christophoros (Rakintzakis)

His Grace, Bishop Christophoros (Rakintzakis) of Andida.

Bishop Christophoros (Rakintzakis) (Greek: Θεοφιλέστατος Επίσκοπος Ανδίδων κ.κ. Χριστοφόρος), born George Rakintzakis (May 1, 1931 – February 14, 2020^[1]^[2]) H.B.A., B.Div., B.Ed., M.A.,^[3] was the Bishop of Andida^{[note 1]} and Vicar-Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1999 to 2017.

He was also the first Dean of the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy from October 1997 through to June 2006. He officially retired in 2017.^[5] In addition he was a brother of the historic Hosios Loukas monastery in Boeotia, Greece. He was born in Athens, Greece.

Notes

↑ Andida, now Zivint or Bozova, near the Korkuteli district, of Antalya Province, in Turkey, was a suffragan see of Perge in the province of Pamphylia Secunda in Asia Minor, within the Patriarchate of Constantinople.^[4]

References

↑ (in Greek) Ι.Α. Καναδά. Καναδά Σωτήριος: "Ο Επίσκοπος Χριστοφόρος ήταν «Άνθρωπος του Θεού»". ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ (ROMFEA.GR). 15/02 02:31. Retrieved: 14 February, 2020.
↑ (in Greek) ΖΑΧΟΣ ΚΑΡΕΚΛΑΣ. Εξεδήμησε προς Κύριον ο επίσκοπος Ανδίδων Χριστοφόρος. 14/02/2020 * 11:41. Retrieved: 14 February, 2020.
↑ (in Greek) His Grace Bishop Christoforos Archived 2016-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada).
↑ Robert F. Taft, S.J.. "The Decline of Communion in Byzantium." In: Sharon E. Gerstel (Ed.). Thresholds of the Sacred: Architectural, Art Historical, Liturgical, and Theological Perspectives on Religious Screens, East and West. Dumbarton Oaks, 2006. p.46.
↑ Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada). 2018 Metropolis Calendar Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Page 86. Retrieved: 8 January 2018.

[5] Andida, now Zivint or Bozova, near the Korkuteli district, of Antalya Province, in Turkey, was a suffragan see of Perge in the province of Pamphylia Secunda in Asia Minor, within the Patriarchate of Constantinople.^[4]

[ROMFEA-1] (in Greek) Ι.Α. Καναδά. Καναδά Σωτήριος: "Ο Επίσκοπος Χριστοφόρος ήταν «Άνθρωπος του Θεού»". ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ (ROMFEA.GR). 15/02 02:31. Retrieved: 14 February, 2020.

[ZAXOS-2] (in Greek) ΖΑΧΟΣ ΚΑΡΕΚΛΑΣ. Εξεδήμησε προς Κύριον ο επίσκοπος Ανδίδων Χριστοφόρος. 14/02/2020 * 11:41. Retrieved: 14 February, 2020.

[GO-METROPOLIS-3] (in Greek) His Grace Bishop Christoforos Archived 2016-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada).

[4] Robert F. Taft, S.J.. "The Decline of Communion in Byzantium." In: Sharon E. Gerstel (Ed.). Thresholds of the Sacred: Architectural, Art Historical, Liturgical, and Theological Perspectives on Religious Screens, East and West. Dumbarton Oaks, 2006. p.46.

[6] Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada). 2018 Metropolis Calendar Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Page 86. Retrieved: 8 January 2018.

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