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Kosmas Papachristou
Bishop Kosmas Papachristou (Greek: Κοσμάς Παπαχρήστου) was born in the village of Skoutesiada near Agrinio in 1945 as Konstantinos Papachristou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Παπαχρήστου). Ιn 1971 he graduated from Panteion University of Athens with a degree in Political Science and he was immediately enrolled in the Theological School of Thessalonica University where he graduated in 1976 with a degree in Theology. He was ordained as Deacon in 1974 by the Metropolitan of Aitolia and Akarnania Theoklitos and later the same year he was ordained as Priest by the same Bishop. He served as parish priest and preacher in the Diocese of Aitolia and Akarnania for more than 30 years. In 2005 following the removal of Metropolitan Bishop of Aitolia and Akarnania Theoklitos on health grounds he was elected to succeed him as Metropolitan Bishop on 5 October 2005. He was consecrated as Bishop in 8 October 2005 in Athens by Archbishop Christodoulos.