John Zizioulas
John Zizioulas | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Pergamon | |
Zizioulas in 2014 | |
| Native name | Ιωάννης Ζηζιούλας |
| Church | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Diocese | Metropolis of Pergamon |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 22 June 1986 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1931 |
| Died | 2 February 2023 (92 years old) Athens, Greece |
| Buried | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Alma mater | University of Thessaloniki, University of Athens |
John Zizioulas (/zɪziˈuːlɑːs/; Greek: Ιωάννης Ζηζιούλας [ziˈzʝulas]; 10 January 1931 – 2 February 2023) was a Greek Orthodox bishop who served as the Metropolitan of Pergamon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1986 until his death in 2023. He was one of the most influential Orthodox Christian theologians of the 20th and 21st centuries.