Avgoustinos of Florina

Avgoustinos of Florina (alternatively Augustinos or Augustine) was a Greek Orthodox clergyman who served as Metropolitan of the See of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia from 1967 until 2000.

Avgoustinos was born Andreas Kantiotis in Lefkes, Paros on April 20, 1907. He graduated the Theological Seminary of Athens in 1929 and was ordained a deacon, in 1935, and a priest in 1942. As a priest, he served in the role of a military chaplain and a preacher in Athens.

On June 25, 1967, Avgoustinos was ordained Metropolitan of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia. In this capacity he became well-known to most Greeks for his conservative positions on social matters. He stepped down from his post in 2000 citing his advanced age.

He died on August 28, 2010, at the age of 103.

External Links

Article in Athens Daily "Ta Nea" on the death of Metropolitan Avgoustinos