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Published
by the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
February 2005
Bishop Gerasimos of Krateia Elected
Metropolitan of San Francisco |
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New York, NY – The Holy and Sacred Synod of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople elected
today His Grace Bishop Gerasimos of Krateia as the
new Metropolitan of San Francisco.
Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos will succeed
Metropolitan Anthony who died December 25, 2004.
The Metropolitan-elect was chosen for the see of
the Metropolis of San Francisco from a list of
three candidates whose names were submitted to the
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate by the Holy Eparchial Synod of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos has been serving as
Chief Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod since
his elevation to the episcopacy on February 9,
2002, which took place at the Annunciation
Cathedral in Boston, MA.
He was born on August 2, 1945 in Kalamata, Greece
where he completed his primary and secondary
education. In September 1969 he matriculated at
Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, graduating in
1973 with a B.A. with High Distinction. He
continued his studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
School of Theology, earning his M. Div. with High
Distinction in 1976. Following graduation, he was
appointed Registrar of Hellenic College/Holy
Cross, a post that he held until 1979.
On December 16, 1979, Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos
was ordained to the Diaconate and appointed
Archdeacon to His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos,
serving in this position until 1996. From 1980
until May 1986, he was Dean of Students of HC/HC.
During this period he developed the Orthodox
Actionline, the telephone call-in ministry of the
School. In September 1986 he entered the Master of
Arts Program at Boston College. Upon successful
completion of this program, he was accepted into
the Doctoral Program at Boston College School of
Education earning a Ph.D. in School and Counseling
Psychology in June 1993. His doctoral dissertation
was a study of intellectual deficits in a severe
alcoholic population.
Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos taught for a number
of years at Hellenic College as well as
Northeastern University, where he holds the title
of Senior Lecturer. At the same time he was
appointed a staff member at the Veterans
Administration Medical Center (Boston), in the
Department of Psychology (1991-1995). In 1990, he
was reappointed as the Dean of Students at
Hellenic College/Holy Cross, a post that he held
until 1998, when he became Director of Admissions
and Records. In 2000, he was named Administrative
Assistant to the President of Hellenic
College/Holy Cross School of Theology, the Rev.
Father Nicholas Triantafilou.
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