Emmanuel Adamakis

Emmanuel Adamakis was born on December 19, 1958, in Agios Nikolaos, Crete.{{Cite web |title=Election de Son Eminence le Métropolite Emmanuel de France à la tête de la Métropole historique de Chalcédoine {{!}} Metropole Grec-Orthodoxe de France – Ιερά Μητρόπολις Γαλλίας |url=https://mgro.fr/2021/02/20/election-de-son-eminence-le-metropolite-emmanuel-de-france-a-la-tete-de-la-metropole-historique-de-chalcedoine/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114171145/https://mgro.fr/2021/02/20/election-de-son-eminence-le-metropolite-emmanuel-de-france-a-la-tete-de-la-metropole-historique-de-chalcedoine/ |url-status=live }} After completing his studies at the Normal School of Heraklion, he pursued higher education at the Faculty of Letters of the Catholic Institute of Paris and at the Saint-Serge Institute. He furthered his studies in the history of religions at the University of Paris IV and the Institute of Ecumenical Studies. In 1985, he was ordained as a deacon and priest. He continued his studies at the Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, Massachusetts, earning a master's degree in theology in 1987.

Subsequently, he was appointed as the vicar general of the Metropolis of Belgium while serving as the rector of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel parish in Brussels. He assumed the leadership of the Orthodox Church's office with the European Union from its inception in 1995. On September 5, 1996, he was unanimously elected bishop of the Diocese of Reggio and appointed auxiliary bishop to the Metropolitan of Belgium.

On January 20, 2003, he was unanimously elected by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the Metropolitan of France. He was entrusted with representing the Patriarchate in theological dialogue with the Oriental Orthodox Churches. He retained the leadership of the Orthodox Church's representation to the EU and was responsible for academic dialogue with Islam and Judaism. He also served as the president of the Conference of European Churches from 2009 to 2013.

In 2014, he co-authored a book with Kurt Koch titled "L'Esprit de Jérusalem."{{Cite web |title=L'Esprit de Jérusalem de Kurt Koch ,Emmanuel Adamakis - Les Editions du cerf |url=https://www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/livre/3455/l-esprit-de-jerusalem |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.editionsducerf.fr |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114171515/https://www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/livre/3455/l-esprit-de-jerusalem |url-status=live }} While serving as the Orthodox Metropolitan of France, he was consulted by the French Senate in the drafting of certain laws related to religions.{{Cite web |title=Auditions , dans le cadre de l'examen du projet de loi confortant les principes de la République |url=https://videos.senat.fr/video.2109486_60240e167334e.auditions--dans-le-cadre-de-l-examen-du-projet-de-loi-confortant-les-principes-de-la-republique |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=videos.senat.fr |language=fr |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114171652/https://videos.senat.fr/video.2109486_60240e167334e.auditions--dans-le-cadre-de-l-examen-du-projet-de-loi-confortant-les-principes-de-la-republique |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Panev |first=Jivko |date=2021-02-05 |title=Audition de Mgr Emmanuel (Adamakis) président de l’Assemblée des évêques orthodoxes de France le mercredi 10 février |url=https://orthodoxie.com/audition-de-mgr-emmanuel-adamakis-president-de-lassemblee-des-eveques-orthodoxes-de-france-le-mercredi-10-fevrier/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Orthodoxie.com |language=fr-FR |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114171659/https://orthodoxie.com/audition-de-mgr-emmanuel-adamakis-president-de-lassemblee-des-eveques-orthodoxes-de-france-le-mercredi-10-fevrier/ |url-status=live }} He also actively participated in the "Orthodoxie" program organized by France Culture and made appearances on various other broadcasts.{{Cite web |title=Emmanuel Adamakis : podcasts et actualités |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/personnes/mgr-emmanuel-adamakis |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Radio France |language=fr |archive-date=2023-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726172451/https://www.radiofrance.fr/personnes/mgr-emmanuel-adamakis |url-status=live }}

On March 20, 2021, he stepped down from his position as the Metropolitan of France and was appointed as the Metropolitan of Chalcedon under Bartholomew I of Constantinople. He was replaced in the French Metropolis by Archbishop Dimitrios (Ploumis).{{Cite web |date=2021-07-20 |title=Ο αρχιμανδρίτης Δημήτριος Πλουμής εξελέγη νέος Μητροπολίτης Γαλλίας |url=https://www.naftemporiki.gr/society/857837/o-archimandritis-dimitrios-ploumis-exelegi-neos-mitropolitis-gallias/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.naftemporiki.gr |language=el |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114201429/https://www.naftemporiki.gr/society/857837/o-archimandritis-dimitrios-ploumis-exelegi-neos-mitropolitis-gallias/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=D'orthodoxie |first=Parlons |title=Le nouveau Métropolite de France est l'Archimandrite Dimitrios Ploumis a été élu |url=https://www.egliserusse.eu/blogdiscussion/Le-nouveau-Metropolite-de-France-est-l-Archimandrite-Dimitrios-Ploumis-a-ete-elu_a6326.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Parlons d'orthodoxie |language=fr |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221224902/https://www.egliserusse.eu/blogdiscussion/Le-nouveau-Metropolite-de-France-est-l-Archimandrite-Dimitrios-Ploumis-a-ete-elu_a6326.html |url-status=live }}

• L'Esprit de Jérusalem, 2014, éditions du Cerf, Paris, co-written with Kurt Koch

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