Archimandrite Dorotheos (Greek: ????µa?d??t?? ?????e?? ?tµp??, Abkhazian: ??????????? ????? ????, born Dmitry Dbar January 18, 1972, village Mgudzirkhua, Gudauta district) is the archimandrite of Holy Metropolis of Goumenissa, Aksiupol and Policastro under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and a chairman of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia (HMA).He is an author of two scientific monographs, several books, more than 150 publicistic artickles and the chief editor of the religious and educational magazine “Alasharbaga” and the head of the cultural and educational center “Aduney”.
Archimandrite Dorotheos also translated Liturgical texts from Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, the Church Slavonic language into Abkhazian and Russian.