Official Biography of His Eminence Metropolitan Daniel
His Eminence Metropolitan Daniel, born as David Kiknadze, is recognized as one of the distinguished spiritual and theological figures of the Orthodox world.
He graduated from the Theological Seminary of Tbilisi in 1993 and was ordained as a deacon and priest in 1995. During his ecclesiastical service, he was elevated to Archpriest in 1997, receiving the right to wear the pectoral cross, and later granted the privilege of the episcopal mitre in 1998.
In 2009, he was appointed Dean of the Dnepropetrovsk–Krivoy Rog Diocese and served as the official representative of the Bogorodsk Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) in Georgia. In 2011, he returned under the canonical jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Church of Greece and was consecrated Bishop of Prague, Rome, and Western Europe.
Ecclesiastical Titles and International Roles
Metropolitan of the Slavic Diaspora across Five Continents
Metropolitan of all Orthodox Communities in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand
Archbishop of Milan
Spiritual Leader of the Global “Athos Savior” Movement
Supreme President of the International “Athos Savior” Foundation
Member of the Royal Academy of the United Nations
Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarian Affairs – Royal Academy of the UN
Mission and Global Vision
Guided by an unshakable commitment to Orthodox faith and human dignity, His Eminence Metropolitan Daniel advances a global mission of spiritual renewal, interfaith dialogue, and humanitarian development. His leadership fosters cross-cultural cooperation, theological education, and Orthodox presence in international institutions.
Institutions Founded and Led
Orthodox Central Europe Slavic Diaspora Metropolis
Religious Ecclesiastical Association of Saint Tryphon of Mount Athos (Central)
PDP Caritas MKO (Greece)
Pietà del Pellicano Foundation (Moldova)
Greek Orthodox Church for the Hellenic Diaspora in Italy (Monastery)
Orthodox Churches of Moldova
Monastery of Saint Nicholas Olno and Saint Tryphon of Adelfia
Greek Orthodox Church – Eparchy of Paphlagonia
Greek Orthodox Church G.X. – Milan Metro
“Among all titles and honors, I recognize only one as truly mine:
Servant of the Flame of Divine Knowledge in the Path of Saint Tryphon.”
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