His Eminence Archbishop Aristovoulos of Qatar

He was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1970. He studied at the Ecclesiastical Lyceum of Florina. He arrived in Jerusalem in 1987, enrolling at the Patriarchal School, while at the same time assuming the duties of Lampadarios (Left Choir Cantor) of the Most Holy Church of the Resurrection. Upon graduating from the Patriarchal School, he was appointed Secretary of the Estate Committee.

He was tonsured a monk and ordained deacon in 1988, and in 1992, he was ordained presbyter, at the same time receiving the office of Archimandrite.

From 1989 to 2004, alongside his other ministries, he volunteered in the Bone Marrow Transplant Department of Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, serving as translator and escort for patients from Greece and Cyprus.

In 1990, he was appointed Teacher of the Art of Byzantine Chant and Protopsaltis of the Most Holy Church of the Resurrection, a position he held until his election to the episcopacy. He received a degree in Byzantine Music from the Athens Conservatoire and the Diploma in Byzantine Music from the National Conservatoire.

In 2002, he was appointed Abbot in Beit Jala. Having completed his theological studies at the University of Athens in 2008, he was appointed Abbot of Saint Nicholas, Assistant Librarian, and placed in charge of the Russian-speaking flock and the pastoral ministry of the prisons in Israel. In 201,5 he was awarded a Master’s degree in Theology from the University of Fribourg.

In 201,7 he founded the Russian-speaking Parish of Patriarch Abraham in Beersheba. On 2 May 201,8 he was elected Archbishop of Madaba and appointed Patriarchal Exarch in Madaba, Jordan. His episcopal ordination took place on 7 May 2018 in the Most Holy Church of the Resurrection.

In 201,9 he was appointed Archivist and Chairman of the Committee of Russian-speaking Parishes. On 2/15 May 2025, by virtue of the 330 Synodal Decision, he received the title of Archbishop of Qatar.