Evloghios, German-born Italian Orthodox bishop, Died at 83

Evloghios (Hessler) was born on February 21, 1935, in Dortmund, Province of Westphalia, Germany, and died on January 21, 2019.

He was Archbishop of Milan and Longobardia, and Orthodox Metropolitan of Aquileia and Western Europe (Italian: Evloghios, Arcivescovo di Milano e Longobardia, Metropolitan Ortodosso di Aquileia e del’Europa Occidentale; secular name Klaus Augustin Hessler) and Primate of the Holy Synod of Milan.

It was reported that he was hospitalized in serious condition, on January 19, 2019.

Evloghios passed away at 83 years old.