Spyridon of America


Spyridon
Archbishop of America
Archbishop Spyridon of America in Montreal, Canada, 2002
InstalledJuly 30, 1997
Term endedAugust 19, 1999
PredecessorIakovos
SuccessorDemetrios
Personal details
Born
George Papageorge

(1944-09-24) September 24, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican, Greek
DenominationGreek Orthodox
ResidenceLisbon, Portugal
ParentsClara and Constantine George
Alma materTheological School of Halki, University of Geneva

Archbishop Spyridon of America (born George Papageorge, Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαγεωργίου) is a retired Greek Orthodox bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate who was the archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America from July 1997 to August 1999. Internal conflicts within the church caused his resignation in 1999, after which he went into retirement, without accepting his subsequent assignment as Metropolitan of Chaldia.