Emmanuel Adamakis

Metropolitan Emmanuel (; born December 19, 1958 as Emmanuel Adamakis, ) is an Eastern Orthodox bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

He served as the Orthodox Metropolitan of France from January 20, 2003, to March 20, 2021. Additionally, he was the president of the Conference of European Churches from 2009 to 2013 and the president of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France.

Since his departure from Paris, he has been the Metropolitan of Chalcedon under Bartholomew I of Constantinople.

Biography

Early life and education Emmanuel Adamakis was born on December 19, 1958, in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. After completing his studies at the Normal School of Heraklion, he pursued higher education at the Faculty of Letters of the Catholic Institute of Paris and at the Saint-Serge Institute. While serving as the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, he was consulted by the French Senate in the drafting of certain laws related to religions. He also actively participated in the "" program organized by France Culture and made appearances on various other broadcasts.

On March 20, 2021, he stepped down from his position as the Metropolitan of France and was appointed as the Metropolitan of Chalcedon under Bartholomew I of Constantinople.

Works

, 2014, , Paris, co-written with Kurt Koch