Loukas Petridis ( Greek: Λουκάς Πετρίδης) was an Ottoman Greek priest, monk and Metropolitan bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Petridis was born in 1850 in Madytos, then Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). [1] [2] He became a monk in Karyes of Mount Athos and graduated from the Theological School of Halki in 1878. [1] Then he served as a deacon of the Metropoly of Thessaloniki and later was appointed as a secretary of the ecclesiastical court. [1] In 1886 he was elected Metropolitan of Serres. [1] [3] [4] During his ecclesiastical career he also served as a Metropolitan bishop in Ainos since 1888, Dropull since 1899 and Veria in 1911. [1] [2] [4]
Lastly, he served as a Metropolitan bishop in Philadelphia, where he died on 19 December 1912 at the age of 71 or 72. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Ο Πανιερώτατος Μητροπολίτης Φιλαδελφείας κυρός Λουκάς. (1850-1912). (Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο)". www.users.sch.gr. 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Η ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ Ή ΔΡΥΪΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ". www.dmanex.blogspot.com. 24 January 2009.
- ^ "ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΣΕΡΡΩΝ [List of Metropolitans of the church of Serres]". www.imsn.gr. 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate (vol. 1). Wildside Press LLC. p. 55. ISBN 978-1434458766.
- 1850 births
- 1912 deaths
- Greeks from the Ottoman Empire
- Bishops in the Ottoman Empire
- Bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Theological School of Halki alumni
- People from Madytos
- 19th-century Eastern Orthodox archbishops
- 19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire
- 20th-century people from the Ottoman Empire
- People associated with Mount Athos
Loukas Petridis ( Greek: Λουκάς Πετρίδης) was an Ottoman Greek priest, monk and Metropolitan bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Petridis was born in 1850 in Madytos, then Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). [1] [2] He became a monk in Karyes of Mount Athos and graduated from the Theological School of Halki in 1878. [1] Then he served as a deacon of the Metropoly of Thessaloniki and later was appointed as a secretary of the ecclesiastical court. [1] In 1886 he was elected Metropolitan of Serres. [1] [3] [4] During his ecclesiastical career he also served as a Metropolitan bishop in Ainos since 1888, Dropull since 1899 and Veria in 1911. [1] [2] [4]
Lastly, he served as a Metropolitan bishop in Philadelphia, where he died on 19 December 1912 at the age of 71 or 72. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Ο Πανιερώτατος Μητροπολίτης Φιλαδελφείας κυρός Λουκάς. (1850-1912). (Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο)". www.users.sch.gr. 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Η ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ Ή ΔΡΥΪΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ". www.dmanex.blogspot.com. 24 January 2009.
- ^ "ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΣΕΡΡΩΝ [List of Metropolitans of the church of Serres]". www.imsn.gr. 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate (vol. 1). Wildside Press LLC. p. 55. ISBN 978-1434458766.
- 1850 births
- 1912 deaths
- Greeks from the Ottoman Empire
- Bishops in the Ottoman Empire
- Bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Theological School of Halki alumni
- People from Madytos
- 19th-century Eastern Orthodox archbishops
- 19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire
- 20th-century people from the Ottoman Empire
- People associated with Mount Athos