Ecclesiastical Region of Caracas and Venezuela

Born Nikolaos Thanos on December 8, 1969, in Nikaia, Piraeus, Greece, to Georgios Thanos and Michailitsa Kardari. He has dedicated his life to the service of the Holy Orthodox Church with scholarly depth and pastoral commitment. He graduated with distinction from the Department of Social Theology at the University of Athens in 2014 and further pursued postgraduate studies in Environmental Education at the University of the Aegean in Rhodes during 2017–2018.

Ordained as a deacon and presbyter in 1999 by the late Metropolitan Apostolos of Rhodes, he was given the title of archimandrite and served as the parish priest of Holy Paraskevi in Katavia, Rhodes, until 2018. During this time, he also acted as abbot of Skiadi Monastery from 2005 to 2010. His efforts included the restoration of the historic Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist and successful legal advocacy to protect ecclesiastical properties in the Dodecanese.

Since 2018, with the blessing of Metropolitan Kyrillos of Rhodes, he has served in the Metropolis of Mexico. He was appointed parish priest of the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom and Vicar General in 2019, overseeing the Office of Liturgical and Theological Translations. Elected auxiliary bishop with the title of Markianoupolis by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on August 31, 2020, he was consecrated on December 6 at the Cathedral in Mexico. In 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos entrusted him with the oversight of the Archdiocesan Region of Panama-Mexico, the direction of the Translation Office, and the leadership of commissions on Divine Worship, Economy, and Ecclesiastical Architecture and Arts. His episcopacy reflects a harmonious blend of erudition, stewardship, and spiritual guidance.