Background
Cavadas, Athenagoras was born on January 16, 1885 in Corfu, Greece. Son of Spiros and Helen (Boua) Cavadas.
Cavadas, Athenagoras was born on January 16, 1885 in Corfu, Greece. Son of Spiros and Helen (Boua) Cavadas.
Doctor of Divinity, College Theology, U. Athens, 1911. Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford, England, 1931.
Came to the United States, 1921, naturalized, 1927. Rector, representative Greek Archdiocese of Western States, 1921-1927. Rector, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1928-1931.
Served at cathedral, Boston, 1931.
Assigned chancellor, Greek Archdiocese of North. and South. American, New York City, 1932. Assigned dean Greek Orthodox Theological School, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, since its opening, 1937.
Bishop of New England and Canada, with title Bishop of Boston, and with diocese office, Boston, since 1938. Republican of Greece, Education Conference San Francisco, 1924.
Trustee Conference Education, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1925.
Representative ministry of education, Greece, at Toronto Congress, 1927.