Our dear Athos friend Vasílis de Grote publishes very interesting information about Athos on Facebook. With his permission I have reproduced this list of abbots, hegoúmenos in Greek, which he published on 12 February. The reason for starting this list was that he found a black and white photo of the special moment of the enthronement of the longest serving abbot on Athos, hegoúmenos Parthenios of Ag. Pavlou on December 15, 1974, so he has been head of the monastery now for 48 years (and he is 91 years old? – number 14 on the list).
- Megistas Lavras – Prodromos (born xxx?): since 2000 – 22 years
- Vatopediou – Efrem (born 5-6-1956/66 years old): since 1990 – 32 years
- Iviron – Nathaniel (xxx): since 2005 – 17 years
- Chilandariou – Methodios (born 7-1-1970/52 years old): since 2010 – 12 years
- Dionysou – Petros (xxx): since 1989 – 33 years
- Koutloumousiou – Nikolaos (xxx): since 2020 – 2 years
- Pantocratoros – Gabriel (xxx): since 2001- 21 years
- Xiropotamou – Joseph (xxx): since 1985 – 37 years
- Sografou – Ambrosios (xxx): since 1997 – 25 years
- Docheiariou – Amfilochios (born 1961/61 years old): since 2018 – 4 years
- Karakallou – Filothéos (xxx): since 1981 – 41 years
- Filotheou – Nikodimos (xxx): since 2001 – 21 years
- Simonos Petras – Elisaios (xxx): since 2000 – 22 years
- Ag. Paulou – Parthenios (born 1931? – 91 years old?): since 1974 – 48 years
- Stavronikita – Tichon (xxx): since 1990 – 32 years
- Xenofontos – Alexios (xxx): since 1976 – 46 years
- Grigoriou – Christoforos (xxx): since 2014 – 8 years
- Esfigmenou (new – konaki Karyes) – Bartholomeos (born 1973/49 years old): since 2013 – 9 years
- Esfigmenou (old – monastery) – Methodios (xxx): since 1991 – 31 years
- Panteleimonos “- Evlogios (xxx): since 2016 – 6 years
- Konstamonitou – Charalampos (xxx): since 2018 – 4 years
The Holy Mountain has 20 monasteries, Esfigmenou is mentioned twice because of historical (and obvious) reasons.
Below you can find the portrets/photos of some of these abbots (from my archive and the internet):
Wim Voogd, 20-2-2023
Very interesting item, Mr Voogd. Thanks again for all your work.
At 12. Abbot Elisaios Simonas Petras10-4-2007 (photo monk T) is not Aboot Elisaios, but father Galaktion (1919 – 30 oct 2014)
A photo of Abbot Elisaios https://doxologia.ro/sites/default/files/styles/autor/public/autor/2015/10/arhim-elisei.jpg
I’m doing a research on the monasteries on Athos following the film Where are you, Adam. I came across your website and I am impressed with the amount of interesting data you have collected.
Dank voor het compliment, ik hoop dat er iets aan heeft voor uw onderzoek.
Met vriendelijke groet, Wim Voogd
Interesting, Bertie. Is it possible to tell more about your research? What kind of research is it, what is the thesis, from what perspective?