Apostolos II (Greek: Απόστολος Β'; Archangelos, 1922 – Rhodes, 22 September 2010), born Panagiotis Dimelis (Παναγιώτης Διμέλης), was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Rhodes, Greece from 5 May 1988 until his resignation on 20 April 2004,[1][2] and before that titular metropolitan of Ilioupolis and Theira in Turkey, from 17 November 1977 until 15 October 1985.[1][3]

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  1. ^ a b ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΡΟΔΟΥ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ. Ο ΔΙΜΕΛΗΣ (1988-2004) (in Greek). Metropolis of Rhodes. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). "Metropolitanate of Rhodes". The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitans with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 115–117. ISBN 978-1434458766. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). "Metropolitanate of Ilioupolis and Theira". The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitans with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-1434458766. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Polyeuktos Finfinis
Metropolitan of Ilioupolis and Theira
17 November 1977 – 15 October 1985
Succeeded by
Athanasios Papas
Preceded by
Spyridon Synodinos
Metropolitan of Rhodes
5 May 1988 – 20 April 2004
Succeeded by
Cyril II Kogerakis