His Grace Polykarpos (Diamantopoulos), Bishop of Bunia, Kisangani and Eastern Congo was born on 2nd February 1973 in Heliopolis, Thessalonica, where he completed his schooling.
He was admitted to the Aristotelian University of Thessalonica in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Polytechnic School, from which he holds a BSC and aMASTERS.
He was tonsured a monk in 1995 in the Holy Skete of St Anna, into the company of Elder Hieromonk Ioannis. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Orthodox Theology and Humanities at the Euraka University of Switzerland and a Master's Degree in Orthodox Theology at the
"Neapolis" University of Paphos.
He has been ministering in the area of Mission since 2010, initially as Chancellor in the Holy Metropolis of Madagascar until 2018, then in the Diocese of Toliara and South Madagascar. In 2018, he worked at the Missionary Echelon of the Holy Metropolis of Kinshasa, Congo, beside
the late Blessed Metropolitan of Nikiforos of Kinshasa. He has also ministered at the Holy Monastery and Theological School of Halki, beside its then Abbot, now His Eminence elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derka. The monastic ideal and the Mission is the subject of his thesis.
Besides Greek, he speaks English, French, Malagasy and Ligala. On 6th March 2022 he was appointed by His Beatitude as Patriarchal Vicar of the newly established Holy Diocese of Bunia, Kisangani and Eastern Congo.
aDAlexandria, by proposal of His Beatitude as Provincial Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Bunia, Kisangani and Eastern Congo.
See: Kisangani
Adress : Diocèse Orthodoxe de Bunia, Kisangani et la Grade Orientale Consulat Grec No 5 la 5eme rue Okito Boulevard du 30 Juin, Commune Makiso, B.P 1731, Kisangani – Congo RDC
Tel. +243 822 868 565 (Viber, WhatsApp) +30 695 534 7790 (Viber, WhatsApp) Skype: ipolykarpos
Email: ipolykarpos@gmail.com, iekisangani@gmail.com
Website: https://iekisangani.com/
