▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Metropolitan ▁Method ios ▁was ▁born ▁George ▁Tourn as ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁of ▁St av rou la ▁and ▁Vas il ios ▁Tourn as . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁C athedral ▁Par och ial ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Mc B ur ney ▁School ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁Method ios ▁received ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁H ellen ic ▁College ▁in ▁Brook line ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁D eg ree ▁from ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁earned ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁Sac red ▁The ology ▁from ▁Boston ▁University ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki , ▁awarded ▁him ▁The ological ▁Acc red itation ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁further ▁studies ▁there . ▁Boston ▁University ▁awarded ▁Method ios ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁American ▁International ▁College ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁awarded ▁Method ios ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁D eg ree ▁of ▁Hum ane ▁Let ters . ▁His ▁Al ma ▁M ater , ▁H ellen ic ▁College - H oly