Kallistos Ware
English bishop and theologian (1934–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kallistos Ware (born Timothy Richard Ware, 11 September 1934 – 24 August 2022) was an English bishop and theologian of the Eastern Orthodox Church. From 1982, he held the titular bishopric of Diokleia in Phrygia (Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας), later made a titular metropolitan bishopric in 2007, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He was one of the best-known modern Eastern Orthodox hierarchs and theologians. From 1966 to 2001, he was Spalding Lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at the University of Oxford.[1]
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Metropolitan of Diokleia in Phrygia | |
Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain |
Metropolis | Diokleia in Phrygia (titular) |
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Ordination | 1966 (as priest and monk) |
Consecration | 1982 (as bishop); 2007 (as metropolitan) |
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Born | Timothy Richard Ware (1934-09-11)11 September 1934 Bath, Somerset, England |
Died | 24 August 2022(2022-08-24) (aged 87) Oxford, England |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
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