Leontios (secular name Antonios Leontiou, el, Aντώνιος Λεοντίου;''Κωστής Κοκκινόφτας'
«Τα νεανικά χρόνια του Αρχιεπισκόπου Λεοντίου»
// Eπετηρίς Kυπριακής Eταιρείας Iστορικών Σπουδών. 2003 — № 6. — σ. 224—229. 3 March 1896 – 26 July 1947) was Archbishop of Cyprus for only 36 days in 1947. He was born in

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

British Cyprus British Cyprus was the island of Cyprus under the dominion of the British Empire, administered sequentially from 1878 to 1914 as a British protectorate, from 1914 to 1925 as a unilaterally annexed military occupation, and from 1925 to 1960 as a ...

Biography

He was educated in theological studies at the

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

and

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in New York. Prior to his election as archbishop of Cyprus, he served as bishop of Paphos district. He headed the Cypriot delegation which came to London in December 1946 to discuss ''

enosis ''Enosis'' ( el, Ένωσις, , "union") is the movement of various Greek communities that live outside Greece for incorporation of the regions that they inhabit into the Greek state. The idea is related to the Megali Idea, an irredentist conc ...

'' (union with Greece). He was elected archbishop on 20 June 1947. The Archbishop died of

typhus Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure. ...

following a long period of

diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

, and consequently it was not possible for the body to lie in state for several days for public homage, as is customary. The funeral took place on 27 July 1947 at the Greek cemetery at Nicosia.Our Correspondent. "Death of Archbishop of Cyprus." Times ondon, England28 July 1947: 3. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 16 May 2012.

References

Archbishops of Cyprus 1896 births 1947 deaths National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni Columbia University alumni Greek Cypriot people Eastern Orthodox Christians from Cyprus People from Limassol {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub