Metropolitan of Constantine Vasilios (Karagiannis)

Profile

Metropolitan Vasilios (Karayiannis) of Constantia and Ammochostos teaches Dogmatics in the Undergraduate Theology program of the Theological School of the Church of Cyprus. He was elected Metropolitan of Constantia and Ammochostos in 2007. He holds a Degree in Theology from the University of Athens and a Postgraduate Degree in Theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He holds two PhD titles in Theology. The first PhD degree from the Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland with title “Maxime le Confesseur: essence et énergies de Dieu” (“Ontological Distinction of Substance, Energy and Knowledge of God according to St. Maximus the Confessor). The second PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with title: “The knowledge of God according to Saint John of Damascus”. He has been serving as a representative of the Church of Cyprus in the Ecumencal dialogue for several years. In 2022 he was elected President of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the World Council of Churches. He is a member of scientific committees and boards and he has participated in several international and local conferences. He has numerous publications in journals and volumes. He is a founding member and the President of the Board of the “Saint Epiphanios” Cultural Academy – Institute of Studies, Research and Culture. From his position as Metropolitan of Constantia and Ammochostos he develops pastoral and social work, in his metropolitan district.

Studies

Doctor of Theology, Faculty of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2020. Title of thesis: The knowledge of God according to Saint John of Damascus

Doctor of Theology, Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1991. Title of thesis: Maxime le Confesseur: Essence et énergies de Dieu (Ontological Distinction of Essence, Energy and Knowledge of God according to Saint Maximus the Confessor).

Postgraduate Title, Theological School of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1981.

Degree in Theology, Theological School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1978.

Famagusta High School Diploma, 1974.

Three-year cycle of Studies, “Apostolos Varnavas” Clerical School, 1970.

 Research interests

Dogmatics, History of Doctrine, History of Religions, Inter-Orthodox and Inter-Christian relations 

Selected Publications

• Μητρ. Κωνσταντίας Βασίλειος, Η γνώση του Θεού κατά τον άγιο Ιωάννη τον Δαμασκηνό, εκδ. Πολιτιστικής Ακαδημίας «Άγιος Επιφάνιος» 4, Αγία Νάπα 2023 (υπό έκδοση).
• Metropolitan Vasilios (Karayiannis), «Practices of Synodality. The Council of Nicaea (325)», στο Listening to the East. Synodality in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Church Traditions, Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum – Pro Oriente Foundation (ed.), Collana Ut Unum Sint 4, Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2023, σσ. 85-101.
• Metropolitan Vasilios (Karayiannis), «From Eschatology to History or From History to Eschatology», Minutes of the Meeting of Nanjing, China, 13-19 June 2019, Faith and Order Paper No. 227, World Council of Churches-Commission of Faith and Order, Geneva 2019, pp. 71-77. Ελληνική μετάφραση: «Κριτήρια Ηθικής Διάκρισης στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία», Πνευματική Διακονία, τεύχος 33, 2020, σσ. 81-89.
• Μητρ. Κωνσταντίας Βασίλειος, Μετανάστης από τον Ουρανό. Η Γέννηση του Ιησού Χριστού, Αμμόχωστος 2013.
• Μητρ. Κωνσταντίας Βασίλειος, Η φυσιογνωμία της Ευρώπης και η Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία, Παραλίμνι 2012. (Δίγλωσσο. Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά).
• Χωρ. Τριμυθούντος Βασίλειος, Ο θρησκευτικός και εθνικός πλουραλισμός της νέας κοινωνίας του κόσμου, Εκδόσεις Αρμός. Ἀθήνα 2002, σσ. 80.
• Karayiannis, V., Maxime le Confesseur, Essence et énergies de Dieu, Thèse présentée à la Faculté de Théologie de l’Université de Fribourg, Suisse pour obtenir le grade de Docteur. Édition BEAUCHESNE, Paris 1993. Collection “THEΟLΟGIE HISTΟRIQUE” 93, pp. 488.
• Καραγιάννης Β., Θεία Λειτουργία. Μυστήριο τελειώσεως, εκδ. Τέρτιος, Κατερίνη 1990, σσ. 50+4 εικόνες.
• Καραγιάννης Β., Η έννοια της εικόνας στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία, εκδ. Τέρτιος, 1987, σσ. 60+20 εικόνες.
• Karayiannis, V., Le cοncept de l’icοne dans l’Eglise οrthοdοxe, εκδ. TERTIΟS, 1987, σσ. 44+20 εικόνες.