CURRICULUM VITAE

He was born in Lamia Fthiotidos in 1959, and lives in Thessaloniki.

Apart from his academic status and activity, which is analysed in detail below, he is a married clergyman and belongs (1983-today) to the Holy Diocese of Neapolis and Stavroupolis. He ministers, as Steward and Spiritual, of the Holy Share of Agios Charalambos, of I. M. Simonos Petra of Mount Athos, in Thessaloniki.

His pastoral activity includes a daily devotional program, the mystery of confession, catechesis and counselling for young people and teenagers, family counselling and dealing with problematic social situations. This activity is part of his research interests and constitutes, apart from its intellectual value, the content of scientific experience and training in the practical context of Pastoralism as a science. It feeds the formulation of the theory of the courses of Pastoral Care, Pastoral Psychology and Counselling as practical courses of theological studies, towards the training of students as teachers and especially of the candidates for clergy.

During his two-year educational leave in Great Britain (1986-1988) he ministered to the diaspora as vicar of the Greek Orthodox Community of Glasgow in Scotland, where he developed pastoral action for the Community's progress in its educational, social and spiritual goals.

EDUCATION - ACADEMIC TITLES

• 1977-1981: Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Department of Pastoral Care
• 1981-1983: Master’s Degree in Pastoral Theology
• 1986-1993: Phd
• 1986-1988: post-doctoral studies at Durham University UK, Patristic and Pastoral Theology

ACADEMIC CAREER

• 1981 - 1992: Research Fellow
• 1992 - 1995: Permanent Scientific Associate
• 1995 - 2002: Lecturer at the Department of Pastoral and Social Theology, Auth University Thessaloniki
• 2002 - 2006:  Assistant Professor
• 2006 - 2007: Permanent Assistant Professor
• 2007 - 2016: Associate Professor
• 2016 - now: Professor

• 2021 - 2023: Director of the Department of Law, Organization, Life and Ministry of the Church
• 2017 - now: President – Member of the Qualifying Examinations Committee of the Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture
• 2017 - 2018: Deputy President of the Department of Pastoral and Social Theology.
• 2015 - now: Member of the Scientific Committee on Theological Issues of the Holy Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria.
• 2015 - 2019: member of the Interdisciplinary Committee for the Study of Proposals for dealing with Drugs at AUTH.
• 2013 - now: Regular member of the Synodal Committee, on Social Welfare, Charitable Work and Foreign Missions, of the Church of Cyprus
• 2013 - 2014: Study Advisor for the 4th year. Director of the Department of Law, Organization, Life and Ministry of the Church. OMEA (member)
• 2011 - 2012: Member of the Coordination Committee of the Graduate Program of the Department
• 2011 - 2015: Chairman of the Department's Bioethics Committee
• 2009 - 2010 and 2012-2013: Director of the Sector
• 2006 - now: member and substitute member of the Synodal Committee on Bioethics of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece
• 2008-2010: Member of the Environment Committee of AUTH as substitute representative of the Department
• 2007 - 2008: Regular representative of the Department in the Senate
• 1995 - now: Member of the Council of the Center for Spiritual and Social Assistance, "Panagia Philanthropini", of the Holy Congregation of the Annunciation of the Mother of God, Ormylia Halkidiki.
• 1988 - 1994: Upon Patriarch’s blessing, he was appointed Secretary of the Orthodox President of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue, between the Orthodox Church and the World Association of Reformed Churches
• 1982 - 1995: Scientific Associate in the Sector, "Law, Organization, Life and Ministry of the Church"

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Pastoral (theory and practice), as handed down in the history of the Church and as applied today in the parish practice of the Church.

Pastoral Psychology as an auxiliary science of pastoral care, to deal with contemporary pastoral problems and mainly as a helper of the spiritual father in the context of the ministry of the mystery of repentance - confession, as well as for educators-theologians to approach adolescent students through interpersonal relationships.

TEACHING - EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2019 - now: He teaches the following modules in the Master's Program "Studies in the History, Spirituality, Art and Musical Tradition of Mount Athos": a) Mount Athos and its pastoral contribution to the work of the Church during the 20th century; b) Spiritual interactions – Pilgrimage Tourism on Mount Athos; c) Spiritual pledges of life in Christ according to Elder Emilianos Simonopetritis.
• 2018 - now: Participation in the Introductory Lifelong Learning Program. Familiarity with the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church Department of Pastoral and Social Theology AUTH Liturgical Studies Laboratory with the teaching of the unit: The pastoral care of divine worship.
• 2005 - now: He teaches in the Master's Program of the same Department the courses: "General Topics of Pastoral Psychology A and B" and "Special Issues in Pastoral Psychology".
• (2005-2006) - 2014: He taught the compulsory course "Pastoral Psychology", at the Department of Pastoral and Social Theology of the AUTH.1998 - 2007: He taught at the institution of the Open University of the Municipality of Thessaloniki (Theological Circle) subjects of his knowledge field.
• 1995 - now: He teaches the compulsory course "Pastoring with exercises" and "Pastoral and Christian counselling", at the Department of Pastoral and Social Theology of the AUTH.
• 1995 - now: He teaches in the Master's Program of the same Department the courses: "Principles  and Methods  of Pastoral  Work  A and  B" and  "Interpretation of Pastoral Content Texts".
• 1995 - now: He teaches the following elective courses in the same Department: "Contemporary Pastoral Issues" (the content is different every year) and "Confessionalism”.

RECENT COLLABORATIONS WITH INSTITUTIONS AND SCIENTISTS IN GREECE AND ABROAD

He cooperates with various Holy Metropolises in Greece, Cyprus, Great Britain, Belgium, Hungary through online teaching and workshops for diaspora priests and assigning research work to Master’s students or PhD candidates at the parish level (questionnaires, on-site monitoring of pastoral work in parishes, institutions and bodies).

There is an ongoing training programme for clergy, in matters of Pastoral ethics, with the organization of Priestly Meetings and Seminars in collaboration with the above bodies. In this context, since 2017 he participates as a certified instructor in the Foundation for Pastoral Training of the Archdiocese of Athens in various Metropolises (Thessaloniki, Nea Krini and Kalamaria, Lagada, Edessa, Pelli and Almopia, Thira, Syros, Veroia and Naoussis, Kitros and Katerinis, Dimitriados, Ierissos and Mount Athos, Elassonos, Drama, Ioannina, Zichna and Nevrokopi, Neapolis and Stavroupolis, Chalkidos, Siatistis, Florina, Piraeus, Arkalochori, Larissa and Platamonos, Thebes and Livadia, Rhodes, Corfu, Kilkisios , Mantineia and Kynouria, Nea Ionia, Alexandroupolis, Maroneia, Didymoteicho and Orestias). The subjects being taught are: a) Pastoral approach to death and mourning; b) Pastoral care of the family (preparation for marriage, marriage, divorce, new forms of family); c) Intersex relations (equality, equality, sexual identity, homosexuality).

PUBLICATIONS

Monographs

• Homosexuality. A contemporary pastoral challenge. Mygdonia Publications, Thessaloniki 2016
• A manual of the confessional secretariat of the Ottoman Empire. Chrysanthou Ierosolimon. Useful teaching about repentance and confession, Thessaloniki 2007
• Pastoral Therapy. Study of Abba Nilos' letters to clergy, Thessaloniki 2007
• The spiritual Father and the Mystery of Repentance, published by Mygdonia, Thessaloniki 2005
• Conditions and frequency of admission to Holy Communion. Pastoral approach, Thessaloniki 1994
• The problem of drugs and its treatment by the Church, (DD), Thessaloniki 1993

Case Studies

• The mystery of Death. Pastoral approach, Thessaloniki 2002
• The celebration of the Divine Liturgy, Pastoral Review, Thessaloniki 1998
• The vestment of the Orthodox clergy, History - Present - Future, Thessaloniki 2001
• Pastoral Studies, (teaching manual) Thessaloniki 2001
• Repentance according to Saint Nikodimos Agioreitis, Thessaloniki 2000