Iakovos | |
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Archbishop of North and South America | |
See | New York, New York, US |
Installed | April 1, 1959 |
Term ended | July 29, 1996 |
Predecessor | Michael |
Successor | Spyridon |
Personal details | |
Born | Demetrios Koukouzes July 29, 1911 |
Died | April 10, 2005 Stamford, Connecticut, US | (aged 93)
Buried | Brookline, Massachusetts, US |
Nationality | American (naturalized) |
Parents | Athanasios and Maria Koukouzes |
Alma mater | Theological School of Halki |
Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America (Greek: Ιάκωβος; born Demetrios Koukouzis (Δημήτριος Κουκούζης);[1] July 29, 1911 – April 10, 2005) was the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America (now the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America) from 1959 until his resignation in 1996.