After a long battle with cancer, the senior hierarch of the Church of Greece passed away on Tuesday at the hospital where he had been receiving care in recent days.
Metropolitan Dionysios of Corinth, 72, died after years of struggling with cancer, including extended treatment in the United States where he underwent several surgeries in an effort to combat the illness.
His final public liturgical appearance took place this past May, during the celebration of Saint John the Russian at the pilgrimage shrine in Euboea. There, he concelebrated with members of his spiritual family from the Metropolis of Chalkida—where he had previously served for decades.
The election of his successor will be held during the upcoming regular session of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece in October.
BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Metropolitan Dionysios (Mantalos) of Corinth was born in Athens in 1952. He held a degree in Theology from the University of Athens and pursued postgraduate studies in Christian Philosophy and Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He was ordained deacon in 1974 and presbyter in 1979. Over the years, he served as preacher (1977), chief ecclesiastical overseer (1978), and chancellor (1990) of the Metropolis of Chalkida. In 2002, he was appointed Deputy Director General of the Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece, and in 2006 became Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod.
He was elected and consecrated Metropolitan of Corinth on October 15, 2006.
He was the 89th Bishop of Corinth since the time of the Apostle Paul.
