Background
Rodopoulos, Panteleimon Evaggelos was born on March 26, 1929 in Athens, Greece. Son of Alexander and Eleni (Santamouri) Rodopoulos.
Rodopoulos, Panteleimon Evaggelos was born on March 26, 1929 in Athens, Greece. Son of Alexander and Eleni (Santamouri) Rodopoulos.
Degree in Theology, University Athens, 1952. Total harmonic distortion Athens, 1959. Bachelor of Literature, Oxford University, England, 1957.
Doctor of Theology (honorary), Holy Cross Theological School, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Sibiu, Romania, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Presov, Slovakia, 2008.
Deacon Church of Greece, Athens, 1952-1954. Archimandrite Ecumenical Patriarchate, Oxford, 1954-1957, Frankfurt, Germany, 1957-1958. Vicar general Metropolis of Thessaloniki (Greece), 1958-1963.
Assistant professor University Thessaloniki, 1960-1968, associate professor, 1968—1970, professor theology, since 1970. Dean Holy Cross Theological School, Brookline, 1963-1966, St. John of Damascus Theological School, Tripoli, Lebanon, 1972-1979. Metropolitan of Tyroloe Ecumenical Patriarchate, since 1974.
Member National Council Churches United States, 1963-1966, senator University Thessaloniki, 1976-1977, dean Theological School, 1977-1978, vice rector, 1981-1982, rector, 1982-1983. Observer II Vatican Council, 1964. Member central committee World Council Churches, 1974-1975.
Co-chairman Commission Theological Dialogue Between Orthodox and World Alliance of Reformed Churches, since 1985. President Patriarchal Institute Patristic Studies, 1985-1989. Vice president Patriarchal Institute, since 1989.
Abbot Thesssaloniki Vlatadon Monastery, since 1985.
Educational leader Ellenikon Phos, Thessaloniki, since 1968. President annual conference organizing committee Municipality of Thessaloniki, since 1987. Honorary member board Pro-Oriente, Vienna, Austria, 1985.
Member Society for Law of Eastern Churches (president since 1983).