Trikka, Greece, December 7, 2020
His Eminence Alexios, the retired Metropolitan of Trikka and Stagoi of the Orthodox Church of Greece, reposed in the Lord today at the age of 88.
He had served as a hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Church for 39 years, 34 of those years in the Metropolis of Trikka.
The Metropolitan had faced serious health problems lately, “which he faced with patience and sobriety from the first moment,” reports Romfea.
He had been admitted to the hospital with respiratory problems the day before, where he developed pulmonary edema.
May his memory be eternal!
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Met. Alexios was born in Piraeus in 1932. He became a monk at the Monastery of Penteli in 1954 and was ordained to the diaconate the same year, serving in the Metropolis of Xanthi and Piraeus. He was also a military chaplain from 1955 to 1957.
In 1960, he graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens, and in 1961, he was ordained to the priesthood and elevated to the rank of archimandrite. In addition to his priestly ministry, he began to teach liturgics, pastoral theology, and canon law for free at the local ecclesiastical school. He also worked as a catechist.
He was later transferred to the Metropolis of Drama, serving as a preacher and teacher at the priestly vocations school until his election as Bishop of Diavlia in 1976. He later served as assistant bishop to Archbishop Seraphim of Athens for 5 years, representing him in various spiritual and administrative matters.
On October 1, 1981, he was elected Metropolitan of Trikka and Stagoi. Throughout his more than 30 years in the diocese, he was known as a loving archpastor who attentively listened to all who came to him with their problems. He also showed special care for the construction and renovation of churches.
He retired from his position in 2015.
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