Iakovos Garmatis

Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago (Michael Garmatis; April 4, 1928 – June 2, 2017) was a Greek Eastern Orthodox Christianity religious official and theologian. He was born in Athens, Greece. He served as Metropolitan of Chicago under Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from 1997 until his death in 2017.

Garmatis died on June 2, 2017 at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois following surgical complications at the age of 89.

References

Other websites
Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago  from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago
Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago Falls Asleep in the Lord from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Listing  on the Orthodox Research Institute

Category:1928 births
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Category:Archbishops
Category:Deaths from surgical complications
Category:Eastern Orthodox bishops
Category:People from Athens
Category:Religious leaders from Chicago