Anthony Gergiannakis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Greek Orthodox clergy
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Place of Birth: Crete, Decentralized Administration of Crete, Greece
About Anthony Gergiannakis
- Metropolitan Anthony of San Francisco was the first Metropolitan Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, under the spiritual authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
- His first bishopric was that of the Eighth Archdiocesan District of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese with headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
- He was subsequently enthroned as Bishop Anthony of San Francisco as the first bishop of the newly formed Greek Orthodox Diocese of San Francisco.
- He became titular Metropolitan of the Dardanelles, but retained leadership of the diocese.
- When diocese was elevated to the status of Metropolis of San Francisco, Metropolitan Anthony was named the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of San Francisco.
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