Demetri Kantzavelos - A Member of the Executive board of the national Council of Churches of Christ in USA

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Demetri Kantzavelos - A Member of the Executive
board of the national Council of Churches of
Christ in USA
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Demetri Kantzavelos is the son of Christos and
Merope Kantzavelos was born in Chicago. He grew
up in the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church of
Chicago community. He attended Hellenic College
and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.
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He obtained his Masters of Divinity degree in
the year 1987. After graduation, he pursued
post-graduate doctoral work in the philosophy
program at Chicagos Loyola University,
concentrating in the area of metaphysics.
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In 1989, Demetri Kantzavelos was ordained to the
diaconate. In 1992, he was ordained to the
priesthood after which he served as associate
pastor of Chicagos Annunciation Cathedral.
Later, he was appointed Chancellor of the
Diocese, a position he still holds.
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In the year 1995, he was eminent to the rank of
archimandrite. He is a Member of the Executive
board of the national Council of Churches of
Christ in USA.
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Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos is an auxiliary
leader of the Ecumenical Patriarchate serving in
the United States. He is also the Chancellor of
the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago. He has
traveled and visited many parishes, and has
delivered many speeches.
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Demetri Kantzavelos has received various
recognitions in his career. Last year, he was
officially recognition by the United States of
the Genocide by ISIS against the Christian
minority population of Syria and Iraq.
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Last year, he distributed quilts to various
hospitals institutions including La Rabida,
Hope, Crisis Center, Childrens Memorial,
Philoxenia House, Comers and more.
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Thank You!