A metropolis, metropolitanate or metropolitan diocese is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province. Metropolises, historically, have been important cities in their provinces.
⭐ In the context of Kallistos Ware’s ecclesiastical career, the bishopric of Diokleia in Phrygia transitioned from a titular bishopric to what higher rank in 2007?
The bishopric of Diokleia in Phrygia, initially a titular bishopric held by Kallistos Ware, was formally designated a metropolitan bishopric in 2007, signifying an increased level of authority within the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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HINT: The bishopric of Diokleia in Phrygia, initially a titular bishopric held by Kallistos Ware, was formally designated a metropolitan bishopric in 2007, signifying an increased level of authority within the Eastern Orthodox Church.
👉 Metropolitan bishopric in the context of Kallistos Ware
Metropolitan Kallistos (born Timothy Richard Ware, 11 September 1934 – 24 August 2022) was an English bishop and theologian of the Eastern Orthodox Church. From 1982, he held the titular bishopric of Diokleia in Phrygia (Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας), later made a titular metropolitan bishopric in 2007, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He was one of the best-known modern Eastern Orthodox hierarchs and theologians. From 1966 to 2001, he was Spalding Lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at the University of Oxford.