Archbishop Iakovos of America


Iakovos
Archbishop of North and South America
SeeNew York, New York, US
InstalledApril 1, 1959
Term endedJuly 29, 1996
PredecessorMichael
SuccessorSpyridon
Personal details
Born
Demetrios Koukouzes

(1911-07-29)July 29, 1911
DiedApril 10, 2005(2005-04-10) (aged 93)
Stamford, Connecticut, US
BuriedBrookline, Massachusetts, US
NationalityAmerican (naturalized)
ParentsAthanasios and Maria Koukouzes
Alma materTheological 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.

  1. ^ IAKOVOS, Archbishop International Who's Who. Accessed September 1, 2006.