Abbots of the twenty ruling monasteries of Mount Athos
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The spiritual head of an Athonite monastery is its hegoumen (Greek: ηγούμενος), commonly called an abbot in English. The following list presents the abbots of the twenty ruling monasteries of Mount Athos in their traditional order of precedence.
Last checked: 8 November 2026.
| Order | Monastery | Abbot / Hegoumen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Lavra Μεγίστης Λαύρας | Prodromos — Πρόδρομος |
| 2 | Vatopedi Βατοπαιδίου | Ephraim — Εφραίμ |
| 3 | Iviron Ιβήρων | Nathanael — Ναθαναήλ |
| 4 | Hilandar Χιλανδαρίου | Methodios (Metodije) — Μεθόδιος |
| 5 | Dionysiou Διονυσίου | Petros — Πέτρος |
| 6 | Koutloumousiou Κουτλουμουσίου | Nikolaos — Νικόλαος |
| 7 | Pantokrator Παντοκράτορος | Gabriel — Γαβριήλ |
| 8 | Xeropotamou Ξηροποτάμου | Joseph — Ιωσήφ |
| 9 | Zographou Ζωγράφου | Gabriel — Γαβριήλ |
| 10 | Docheiariou Δοχειαρίου | Amphilochios — Αμφιλόχιος |
| 11 | Karakallou Καρακάλλου | Philotheos — Φιλόθεος |
| 12 | Philotheou Φιλοθέου | Nikodemos — Νικόδημος |
| 13 | Simonopetra Σίμωνος Πέτρας | Elisaios — Ελισαίος |
| 14 | Saint Paul Αγίου Παύλου | Parthenios — Παρθένιος |
| 15 | Stavronikita Σταυρονικήτα | Tychon — Τύχων |
| 16 | Xenophontos Ξενοφώντος | Alexios — Αλέξιος |
| 17 | Gregoriou Γρηγορίου | Christophoros — Χριστοφόρος |
| 18 | Esphigmenou Εσφιγμένου | Methodios (Μεθόδιος) |
| 19 | Saint Panteleimon Αγίου Παντελεήμονος | Evlogios (Eulogius) — Ευλόγιος |
| 20 | Konstamonitou Κωνσταμονίτου | Charalampos — Χαράλαμπος |
Notes
Zographou: Gabriel was elected abbot on 12 April 2025, succeeding Ambrosios, who died in January 2025. Older directories may still name Ambrosios.
Esphigmenou: Bartholomew is the abbot of the brotherhood recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and based in Karyes.
Sources
- Ecumenical Patriarchate: Mount Athos
— directory of the twenty monasteries and their abbots. Its Zographou entry predates the succession of 2025. - Romfea: Election of Gabriel as Abbot of Zographou,
12 April 2025.
