Most Famous Greek Religious Figures

50 Greek Religious Figures in view out of 62

Religion 62
Greece 919
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Bartholomew I of Constantinople Greek Cleric Born 1940
#20,015
Gregory Thaumaturgus
Gregory Thaumaturgus Greek Priest 213 – 270
#22,029
Antipope Alexander V
Antipope Alexander V Greek Priest 1339 – 1410
#22,235
Damaskinos of Athens
Damaskinos of Athens Greek Archbishop 1891 – 1949
#38,523
Pope Eleutherius
Pope Eleutherius Greek Priest 130 – 189
#43,421
Paisios of Mount Athos
Paisios of Mount Athos Greek Monk 1924 – 1994
#50,786
Methodius of Olympus
Methodius of Olympus Greek Priest Died 311
#52,671
Nectarios of Aegina
Nectarios of Aegina Greek Priest 1846 – 1920
#56,985
Saint Timothy
Saint Timothy Greek Priest 17 – 97
#64,193
John Zizioulas
John Zizioulas Greek Theologian Born 1931
#67,568
Pope Zosimus
Pope Zosimus Greek Cleric Died 418
#85,384
Ieronymos II of Athens
Ieronymos II of Athens Greek Priest Born 1938
#93,569
Chrysostomos of Smyrna
Chrysostomos of Smyrna Greek Priest 1867 – 1922
#101,550
Jeremias II of Constantinople
Jeremias II of Constantinople Greek Priest 1536 – 1595
#103,661
Cosmas of Aetolia
Cosmas of Aetolia Greek Monk 1714 – 1779
#113,439
P(
Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia Greek Priest 1906 – 1991
#188,802
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria Greek Priest 1949 – 2004
#201,155
Augoustinos Kantiotes
Augoustinos Kantiotes Greek Priest 1907 – 2010
#220,445
Germanos Karavangelis
Germanos Karavangelis Greek Priest 1866 – 1935
#220,854
Chrysostomos I of Athens
Chrysostomos I of Athens Greek Theologian 1868 – 1938
#247,157
Seraphim of Athens
Seraphim of Athens Greek Archbishop 1913 – 1998
#323,410
Irineos Galanakis
Irineos Galanakis Greek Priest 1911 – 2013
#329,293
CI
Callinicus IV of Constantinople Greek Priest 1713 – 1792
#368,765
Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis
Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis Greek Bishop 1880 – 1961
#391,081
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem Greek Priest Born 1952
#405,894
Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria
Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria Greek Priest Born 1954
#409,064
JI
Joasaph II of Constantinople Greek Priest Died 1565
#411,090
Benedict I of Jerusalem
Benedict I of Jerusalem Greek Priest 1892 – 1980
#411,521
AO
Alexander of Comana Greek Priest Died 251
#414,771
Victor Mihaly de Apșa
Victor Mihaly de Apșa Greek Priest 1841 – 1918
#450,330
Benjamin I of Constantinople
Benjamin I of Constantinople Greek Cleric 1871 – 1946
#469,130
EO
Erastus of Corinth Greek Priest
#476,099
Ioan Vancea
Ioan Vancea Greek Priest 1820 – 1892
#488,331
Gennadios (Zervos)
Gennadios (Zervos) Greek Bishop 1937 – 2020
#489,384
Gregory VII of Constantinople
Gregory VII of Constantinople Greek Priest 1850 – 1924
#491,084
Dionysios of Zakynthos
Dionysios of Zakynthos Greek Priest 1547 – 1622
#543,877
Jeremias I of Constantinople
Jeremias I of Constantinople Greek Priest Died 1546
#584,641
II
Ieronymos I of Athens Greek Monk 1905 – 1988
#590,133
MF
Methodios Fouyias Greek Archbishop 1925 – 2006
#618,232
Spyridon of Athens
Spyridon of Athens Greek Archbishop 1873 – 1956
#637,167
MI
Matthew II of Constantinople Greek Priest 1596 – 1603
#657,817
SG
Salim Ghazal Greek Priest 1931 – 2011
#690,072
Gerasimus of Kefalonia
Gerasimus of Kefalonia Greek Priest 1506 – 1579
#700,933
VP
Venediktos Printesis Greek Priest 1917 – 2008
#788,536
Chrysanthus of Constantinople
Chrysanthus of Constantinople Greek Priest 1768 – 1834
#824,800
Stefan Pankovych
Stefan Pankovych Greek Bishop 1820 – 1874
#830,957
MI
Meletius II of Constantinople Greek Bishop Died 1777
#1,035,530
DH
Dimitrios Holevas Greek Priest 1907 – 2001
#1,051,766
GD
Germanos Dimakos Greek Priest 1912 – 2004
#1,075,107
AG
Antonios Grigorios Voutsinos Greek Priest 1891 – 1968
#1,116,373

By the numbers

Inside Greece Religious Figures

62 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Greece Religious Figures peaked in the 1930s with 6 people.

What Greece Religious Figures Are Known For

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Priest are Greece Religious Figures's biggest group — 65% of all notables (40).

Greece Religious Figures over-index on bishop — 82.2× the global rate.

  1. Priest40
  2. Bishop8
  3. Archbishop4
  4. Cleric3
  5. Monk3
  6. Theologian3
  7. Sainte1
  1. Bishop882.2×
  2. Priest4022.9×

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