Born Timothy Ware in Bath, Somerset, England, Metropolitan Kallistos was educated at Westminster School (to which he had won a scholarship) and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he took a Double First in Classics as well as reading Theology.
In 1958, at the age of 24, he embraced the Orthodox Christian faith (having been raised Anglican), traveling subsequently throughout Greece, spending a great deal of time at the Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Patmos. He also frequented other major centers of Orthodoxy such as Jerusalem and Mount Athos. In 1966, he was ordained to the priesthood and was tonsured as a monk, receiving the name Kallistos.In the same year, he became a lecturer at Oxford, teaching Eastern Orthodox Studies, a position which he held for 35 years until his retirement. In 1979, he was appointed to a Fellowship at Pembroke College, Oxford, and in 1982, he was consecrated to the episcopacy as a titular bishop with the title Bishop of Diokleia, appointed to serve as the assistant to the bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain.
Despite his elevation, Kallistos remained in Oxford and carried on his duties both as the parish priest of the Oxford Greek Orthodox community and as a lecturer at the University.Since his retirement in 2001, Kallistos has continued to publish and to give lectures on Orthodox Christianity, traveling widely. Until recently, he was the chairman of the board of directors of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge. He is the chairman of the group Friends of Orthodoxy on Iona. He serves on the advisory board of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship.
On March 30, 2007, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elevated the Diocese of Diokleia to Metropolis and Bishop Kallistos to Titular Metropolitan of Diokleia.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Articles, Lectures, Sermons, and Interviews
I Love, Therefore I Am
Through Creation to the Creator -- The Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration
How to Build the Local Church -- at the St. Sergius Institute, Paris, 1 October, 2005
How to Read Your Bible
Sacraments of Healing -- from Orthodox Peace Fellowship retreat in April 1999
Some Thoughts on the "Western Rite" In Orthodoxy
John of Kronstadt -- 1998, from the Orthodox Research Institute
Excerpts from The Orthodox Church, Part 1: History
Excerpts from The Orthodox Church, Part 2: Faith and Worship
Concerning the Filioque
The Spiritual Father in Orthodox Christianity
Personal Experiences of the Holy Spirit
Interview: On Church and Nationalism
The Way of Ascetics
The Hesychastic Renewal
An Interview with The St. Nina Quarterly -- The role of women in the church
Interview with Virtue Online
Faith and Worship
Through Creation to the Creator -- The Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration
How to Build the Local Church -- at the St. Sergius Institute, Paris, 1 October, 2005
How to Read Your Bible
Sacraments of Healing -- from Orthodox Peace Fellowship retreat in April 1999
- Glorify God with Your Body
- The Passions: Enemy or Friend?
- Approaching Christ the Physician
- In Peace Let Us Pray to the Lord
- Let Us Go Forth in Peace
- A Peaceful Ending to Our Life
Some Thoughts on the "Western Rite" In Orthodoxy
John of Kronstadt -- 1998, from the Orthodox Research Institute
Excerpts from The Orthodox Church, Part 1: History
Excerpts from The Orthodox Church, Part 2: Faith and Worship
Concerning the Filioque
The Spiritual Father in Orthodox Christianity
Personal Experiences of the Holy Spirit
Interview: On Church and Nationalism
The Way of Ascetics
The Hesychastic Renewal
An Interview with The St. Nina Quarterly -- The role of women in the church
Interview with Virtue Online
Faith and Worship
Audio / Video
The Future of Orthodoxy in the United States -- Presented at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Troy MichiganTuesday, February 19, 2008
Bishop Kallistos Ware on Orthodox.TV
On The Sacramental Life -- interview on Ancient Faith Radio
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 1
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 2
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 3
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 4
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 5
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 6
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 7
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 8
Bishop Kallistos Ware on Orthodox.TV
On The Sacramental Life -- interview on Ancient Faith Radio
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 1
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 2
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 3
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 4
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 5
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 6
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 7
Learning about Our Lord -- Part 8
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