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John Zizioulas

1931 - 2023

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John Zizioulas (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Zizioulas is the 2,479th most popular religious figure (down from 2,216th in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from Greece (down from 624th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Greek Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Zizioulas ranks 2,479 out of 3,187Before him are Saint Amun, Francesco Colasuonno, Chibly Langlois, Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, António Ribeiro, and Ricardo Blázquez. After him are Thomas I of Constantinople, Jorge María Mejía, Marie of the Incarnation, Felix of Byzantium, François Marty, and Kirill of Turov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Zizioulas ranks 290Before him are Nicole Courcel, Vlastimil Bubník, Kyōko Kagawa, Paavo Haavikko, Klaus Rifbjerg, and Mamie Van Doren. After him are Lisbeth Palme, Hana Hegerová, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III, Ahmed Laraki, Mikael Tariverdiev, and Tomás Balcázar. Among people deceased in 2023, John Zizioulas ranks 270Before him are Renate Boy, Reino Börjesson, Paul Johnson, Johan Leysen, Raoul Servais, and Angel Wagenstein. After him are Christian Atsu, Terry Venables, M. S. Swaminathan, Wilferd Madelung, Dževad Karahasan, and Guy Marchand.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, John Zizioulas ranks 659 out of 1,024Before him are Cahit Arf (1910), Labotas (null), Erigyius (-400), Petrobey Mavromichalis (1765), Gina Bachauer (1913), and Markos Vamvakaris (1905). After him are Anton Yugov (1904), Konstantinos Kollias (1901), Euthymides (-600), Ioannis Grivas (1923), Sotirios Versis (1876), and Charilaus (null).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, John Zizioulas ranks 42Before him are Anthimus VII of Constantinople (1827), Gregory VII of Constantinople (1850), Ieronymos II of Athens (1938), Athanasius III of Constantinople (1597), Megabates (-600), and Joachim IV of Constantinople (1837). After him are Abundius (null), Philothei of Athens (1522), Paul I of Constantinople (null), Demetrios Kydones (1324), Achaicus of Corinth (null), and Demophilus of Constantinople (null).