Agathangelos Xirouchakis

Agathangelos Xirouchakis (Greek: Αγαθάγγελος Ξηρουχάκης, May 1872 – 1958) was a Greek Orthodox cleric and historian from Crete. Born in Chania, he participated in the , studied theology in Jerusalem (1901–05) and the University of Padova (1906–11), gaining a doctorate from the University of Bologna in 1911. He served as a chaplain in the Greek expatriate communities of Venice, Trieste and finally Vienna (1920–36), where he also lectured Modern Greek at the University of Vienna. On 1 March 1936, he was elected as metropolitan bishop of Kydonia (Chania) and Apokoronas and returned to his native island being consecrated on 8 March 1936. During the island's occupation by Nazi Germany in World War II, he played a leading role in the administration of the island, being in contact with both the c

Agathangelos Xirouchakis

Agathangelos Xirouchakis (Greek: Αγαθάγγελος Ξηρουχάκης, May 1872 – 1958) was a Greek Orthodox cleric and historian from Crete. Born in Chania, he participated in the , studied theology in Jerusalem (1901–05) and the University of Padova (1906–11), gaining a doctorate from the University of Bologna in 1911. He served as a chaplain in the Greek expatriate communities of Venice, Trieste and finally Vienna (1920–36), where he also lectured Modern Greek at the University of Vienna. On 1 March 1936, he was elected as metropolitan bishop of Kydonia (Chania) and Apokoronas and returned to his native island being consecrated on 8 March 1936. During the island's occupation by Nazi Germany in World War II, he played a leading role in the administration of the island, being in contact with both the c