Bishop Kallistos Ware (Επίσκοπος Γουέαρ Κάλλιστος)

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Kallistos Ware (born Timothy Ware on 11 September 1934) is an English bishop within the Eastern Orthodox Churchunder the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and one of the best-known contemporary Eastern Orthodox theologians. From 1982 he has held the Titular Bishopric of Diokleia. In 2007 the bishopric was made a titularmetropolitan bishopric.

From 1966 to 2001, Ware was Spalding Lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at the University of Oxford. He has authored numerous books and articles pertaining to the Orthodox Christian faith.