Archbishop Spyridon of America in Montreal, Canada, 2002
Installed
July 30, 1997
Term ended
August 19, 1999
Predecessor
Iakovos
Successor
Demetrios
Personal details
Born
George Papageorge
(1944-09-24) September 24, 1944 (age 79)
Warren, Ohio, USA
Nationality
American, Greek
Denomination
Greek Orthodox
Residence
Lisbon, Portugal
Parents
Clara and Constantine George
Alma mater
Theological 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.
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