Nathanael Symeonides
Nathanael | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Chicago | |
| Archdiocese | America |
| See | Chicago |
| Installed | March 24, 2018 |
| Term ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Metropolitan Iakovos (Garmatis) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2003 (diaconate) 2010 (presbyter) |
| Consecration | February 7, 2018 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Constantinos Symeonides May 23, 1978 |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Hellenic College Boston University |
Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, secular name Constantinos Symeonides (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Συμεωνίδης; born May 23, 1978) is the Metropolitan of Chicago since 2018.[1]
Biography
[edit]Nathanael was born in 1978 in Thessaloniki to Irene and Vasilios Symeonides. In 2003 he graduated from Hellenic College and became a deacon, and in 2010 he was ordained as a priest. In 2016 he served as the director of the Office of Inter-Orthodox for the Interfaith Relations at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations.[2] He was elected Metropolitan of Chicago in February 7, 2018, and was ordained a bishop on March 17, 2018 and enthroned March 24, 2018.[1]
As bishop, Nathanael has called for more active engagement of the church with the youth.[3][4] On September 7, 2024, two days before the one year anniversary of the opening of Chicago's first casino, Nathanael denounced legalized gambling, stating it "Disrupts our brain, [and] degrades our dignity".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "His Eminence Nathanael of Chicago". goarch.org. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Implications of the 2016 Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church | Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "New Greek metropolitan of Chicago calls for greater engagement with youth". orthochristian.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Newly Enthroned Metropolitan of Chicago: We Must Join Youth Marching in the Streets". pappaspost.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael (7 September 2024). "Let's stop using clever language to hide dangers of legalized gambling". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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