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For Immediate Release
February 22, 2005

Contact:  Nikki Stephanopoulos

BISHOP GERASIMOS OF KRATEIA ELECTED
METROPOLITAN OF SAN FRANCISCO

New York, NY ­ The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople elected today His Grace Bishop Gerasimos of Krateia as the
new Metropolitan of San Francisco. Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos will
succeed Metropolitan Anthony who died December 25, 2004.

The Metropolitan-elect was chosen for the see of the Metropolis of San
Francisco from a list of three candidates whose names were submitted to the
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by the Holy Eparchial
Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos has been serving as Chief Secretary of the
Holy Eparchial Synod since his elevation to the episcopacy on February 9,
2002, which took place at the Annunciation Cathedral in Boston, MA.

He was born on August 2, 1945 in Kalamata, Greece where he completed his
primary and secondary education. In September 1969 he matriculated at
Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, graduating in 1973 with a B.A. with High
Distinction. He continued his studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School
of Theology, earning his M. Div. with High Distinction in 1976. Following
graduation, he was appointed Registrar of Hellenic College/Holy Cross, a
post that he held until 1979.

On December 16, 1979, Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos was ordained to the
Diaconate and appointed Archdeacon to His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos,
serving in this position until 1996. From 1980 until May 1986, he was Dean
of Students of HC/HC. During this period he developed the Orthodox
Actionline, the telephone call-in ministry of the School. In September 1986
he entered the Master of Arts Program at Boston College. Upon successful
completion of this program, he was accepted into the Doctoral Program at
Boston College School of Education earning a Ph.D. in School and Counseling
Psychology in June 1993. His doctoral dissertation was a study of
intellectual deficits in a severe alcoholic population.

Metropolitan-elect Gerasimos taught for a number of years at Hellenic
College as well as Northeastern University, where he holds the title of
Senior Lecturer. At the same time he was appointed a staff member at the
Veterans Administration Medical Center (Boston), in the Department of
Psychology (1991-1995). In 1990, he was reappointed as the Dean of Students
at Hellenic College/Holy Cross, a post that he held until 1998, when he
became Director of Admissions and Records. In 2000, he was named
Administrative Assistant to the President of Hellenic College/Holy Cross
School of Theology, the Rev. Father Nicholas Triantafilou.

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