| Authorized Form of Name | Kavadas; Athenagoras I (1884-1962); Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain |
| TypeOfEntity | Person |
| Surname | Kavadas |
| Forenames | Athenagoras I |
| Dates | 1884-1962 |
| Code | GB/109/24226 |
| Epithet | Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain |
| Activity | He born in Corfu (Greece). He studied theology in Athens. In 1909, he was ordained deacon and priest in 1910. The same year he became the vice rector of the Rizarion Seminary, until 1917. In the 1918-1919 academic year, he studied in Oxford on a scholarship. In 1921, he was called by Metropolitan Meletios (Metaxakis), who later became Ecumenical Patriarch, to America, where served several Greek parishes (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America). He served at Holy Trinity Church in San Francisco, California for 1921 to 1927. After he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of America. In 1937, he was appointed rector of "Holy Cross" Institute of Theology in Brookline (Boston) . In 1938, he was consecrated Bishop of Boston, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of America. That position he held until 1949. In 1949, he became Metropolitan of Philadelphia (residing in Athens). In 1951, he was appointed Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, and Exarch of Western Europe, Ireland, and Malta (with his See in London).
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| Source | https://orthodoxwiki.org/Athenagoras_(Kavadas)_of_Thyateira_and_Great_Britain, viewed on 13/06/2016 |
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| OrderNo | Title | Date | Link |
| CFR OC 53/3 | Oecumenical Patriarchate: Patriarch Athenagoras I | April 1962-October 1964 | CFR/5/3/5/53-3 |
| EV 1/16 | Episcopi Vagantes: General Files | 1958-1961 | EV/1/16 |
| CFR OC 106/3 | Individual Orthodox Churches: Cyprus: Church And The Political Situation | Jan-June 1956 | CFR/5/3/12/106-3 |
| CFR OC 280/2 | Individual Orthodox Churches: Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Church In Exile: Breakaway Groups In UK | 1950-1952 | CFR/5/3/29/280-2 |
| CFR OC 147/4 | Individual Orthodox Churches: Latvia: General | 1947-1953 | CFR/5/3/20/147-4 |
| CFR OC 60/1 | Oecumenical Patriarchate: Contact: Professor Basil Anagnostopoulos | April 1951-November 1962 | CFR/5/3/5/60-1 |