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HOLY DIOCESE OF ELDORET AND NORTHEN KENYA

His Grace Neophytos Kongai Bishop of Nieri and Mount Kenya was born in 1970 in the village of Kesengei in the Nandi district in Kenya. He is a graduate of the “Archbishop Makarios III” Patriarchal Academy. He was ordained Deacon on 13th September 1998 and Presbyter on the 27th of the dame month by the then Metropolitan of Kenya, now of Zimbabwe and Angola, His Eminence Seraphim. He served in Parishes in Nairobi and at the Patriarchal Academy there as Deputy Head. On 27th February 2005 he was consecrated as Archimandrite by His Eminence Makarios Metropolitan of Kenya. In the same ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF ARUSHA AND CENTRAL TANZANIA

His Grace Agathonikos (Nikolaidis) Bishop of Arusha and Central Tanzania was born in Giannitsa in the Pellis Province in 1964. He holds a Degree from the Educational Academy in Florina and from the Theological Faculty of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. He has been a monk of the Holy Monastery of St Dionysios of Olympos since 1986. He was ordained Deacon in 2001 and Priest in 2003. He served as Preacher in the Metropolises of Florina and Kitrous, and from 2004 to 2011 he served in various Missionary parts of Africa, following a blessing by His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF GULU AND EASTERN UGANDA

His Grace Sylvester Bishop of Gulu and Eastern Uganda (born Maximos Kisitou) was born in Kampala , Uganda in 1982, where he complete his schooling. He is a graduate of the Department of Social Theology from the Theological Academy of the University of Athens. Apart from Luganda, he speaks Greek and English. He was tonsured a Monk by His Eminence Kyrillos Metropolitan of Rhodes at the Holy Monastery of the Holy Virgin of Skiadene, Rhodes, ordained Deacon on 8/9/2013 and Priest on 8/9/2014 by the same Metropolitan. Following an invitation he traveled to Alexandria in 2015, receiving the office ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF MALAWI

His Grace Fotios Bishop of Malawi (Hatziantoniou) was born in Nicaea Attica in 1954. After completing his schooling he graduate from the Philosophical and Theological Academy of the University of Athens. He was ordained Deacon on 22/7/1980 and Priest – Archimandrite on 9/11 of the same year, by the late Metropolitan Synesios of Kassandreia. In 2002 he came to know the Missionary work of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, offering his services at the Metropolises of Cameroon and Irinopolis. From 2010 to 2016 he served as Chancellor of the Holy Metropolis of Irinopolis. In October 2016 he ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF TOLIARA AND SOUTHΕRN MADAGASCAR

His Grace Prodromos Bishop of Toliara and Southern Madagascar (Panagiotis Katsoulis), born in Sparta in 1982, where he completed his schooling. From a very young age he was spiritually tied to the Holy Monastery of the Holy Unmercenaries in Parmonas at which he was tonsured a Monk in November 2005. To assist in the Liturgical needs of the Monastery, he was ordained Deacon (01/07/2011) and then Priest (17/08/2011) by His Eminence Efstathios of Monemvasia and Sparta. In 2015 he graduated from the Department of Theology of the Theological Academy of the University of Athens. In November 2015 he ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF KISUMU AND WESTERN KENYA

His Grace Markos (Theodosis) Bishop of Kisumu was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to Greek Cypriot parents. He completed his High School studies at an English School and Lyceum at the Greek School in Benoni, where he grew up and later became a Priest at the Holy Church of St Athanasios of the Hellenic Community in Benoni. By proposal of the late blessed Metropolitan Ioannis of Johannesburg and Pretoria he studied Theology at the Aristotelian University in Thessaloniki with a scholarship from the Ministry of Macedonia, and graduated in the year 2002. He was ordained Deacon by the late ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF GULU AND NORTHERN UGADA

His Grace NECTARIOS Bishop of Gulu - Northern Uganda - (born Nicholas Kabuye) was born in Nkokonjeru Mukono in Central Uganda. After completing his schooling in his homeland, he studied at the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School. He holds a degree from the Theological Department of the Theological Faculty of the Athens University, with a Postgraduate specialization in Canon Law. In addition, he studied Business Administration (City University of Seattle). On 1st November 2013 His Beatitude the Primate of the nChurch of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos II, tonsured hi a Monk, at the Chapel in the ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF BUKOBA AND WEST TANZANIA

His Grace Chrysostomos Maidonis Bishop of Bukoba was born in 1956 in Plomari Lesvos to a naval family. He completed his schooling in Plomari where he was born and then studied at the Rizarios Higher Ecclesiastical School (1974-1976) and at the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens (1977-1981). After his studies he became a novice to the Elder Hieromonk Spyridon at the New Skete on Mount Athos, where he was tonsured a monk. On 10th August 1982 he was ordained Deacon at the Holy Monastery of St Paul on Mount Athos by Metropolitan Nicodemus of Ierissos and Priest on 27th February 1983 ...

HOLY DIOCESE OF NIERI AND MOUNT KENYA

His Grace Bishop Panaretos Kykkotis (Samuel Kimani) was born in 1985 in Gikuni Kabete constituency, Kiambu county Kenya. After completion of his primary and highschool education, he joined Patriarchal seminary “Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus” in 2005 and graduated in 2008

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF NAIROBI

His Eminence Elder Makarios Archbishop of Kenya (known in the world as Andreas Tylirides), was born in Limassol in Cyprus. He studied Theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of St. Sergius in Paris from where he graduated in 1972. During his studies in Paris he also studied Byzantology at the College de France and at the Ecolle Pratique des Hautes Etudes. These were followed by post-graduate studies in Church History at Oxford University. He received his Doctorate degree in Philosophy in 1976 from the same University. In January 1997, following the desire of Archbishop Makarios III of ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF LEONTOPOLIS

His Eminence Gabriel Metropolitan of Leontopolis was born in Athens in 1957. He holds a degree from the Theological faculty of the University of Athens. He was ordained Deacon in 1981 and Priest in 1984, serving in Athens, Serres and in the Financial Services of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. Posted to the ancient Patriarchate by the late Patriarch Parthenios III in 1990, he served as Chancellor of the Holy Metropolis of Zimbabwe and Patriarchal Vicar in Odessa. In June 2005 he was appointed Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria and on 1st November 2006, he was elected as Bishop of ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ZIMBABWE AND ANGOLA

His Eminence Seraphim Archbishop of Zimbabwe and Angola, (known in the world as George Philip Iakovou), was born in Galataria, Paphos on 2nd February 1961. In 1963 he entered the Holy Monastery of Kykkos as a novice, graduated as an A' student from the Lyceum of Kykkos and then also from the Theological Faculty of the National Kapodistrias University of Athens. In 1983 he was ordained as Hierodeacon and in 1991 as Priest, given the rank of Archimandrite from His Beatitude Chrysostomos Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus. During the years of 1988-1993, and on scholarship from the ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

His Eminence Sergios Archbishop of the Cape of Good Hope was born in 1967 in Kaminaria, Marathasa (Myrianthousa) in Cyprus. Following the completion of his high school studies he entered the ranks of the Brotherhood of the Holy Royal Monastery of the Panagia of Kykkos Founded with a Cross. He was ordained a Deacon in 1986 and Priest in 1996, receiving also the official rank of Archimandrite by His Beatitude Chrysostomos Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus. He studied Theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens, receiving his degree in 1992. During his years of ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF CYRENE

His Eminence Athanasios, Metropolitan of Kyrini, was born in Morphou, Cyprus in 1958. He is a brother of the Holy Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos. On a scholarship from the Monastery he studied Theology at the University of Athens as well as Byzantine music. He did post graduate studies at the Universite de Paris 1, Pantheon, Sorbonne, Histoire du monde byzantine, post byzantine et orient Latin. He was ordained to the diaconate on 15th August 1976 and Priest on 18th March 1984, on the same day being elevated to the rank of Archimandrite. He served for a number of years as Registrar ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF MWANZA

His Eminence Ieronymos Metropolitan of Mwanza was born on 18th March 1963 in Bulopa, Busoga, Uganda. He studied Theology at the University of Athens (1986-1991). He also did post-graduate studies in Canon Law at the University of Athens (1992-1996). He was ordained Deacon and Priest in 1996. He served as Vicar General in the Holy Archdiocese of Kampala (1996-1997) and as Vicar General of the Diocese of Bukoba (1997-1999). He was elected Bishop of Bukoba on23rd November 1999. On Νοvember 23, 2007 he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan of ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF GUINEA

His Eminence George, Metropolitan of Guinea, was born in Limassol, Cyprus, on 27th March 1966. On a scholarship given by the Ministry of the Presidency of the Greek Government he graduated as a 'Leader' from the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School in Spetses. He studied Law at the Aristotelian University of Thessalonica, Business Management at the Thames Valley University of London, where he was awarded a number of prizes and distinctions and then studied Theology at the University of Athens. During his four-year stay in London he worked as a teacher at the Greek School of the Virgin Mary in ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ERMOUPOLIS

His Eminence Nicholas Archbishop of Ermoupolis was born in Cairo on 20th March 1944. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Heluan University in Cairo (1974) and a degree in Theology from the University of St John of Damascus (Balaman), Lebanon 1988. He was ordained a Deacon in 1980, a Priest in 1983 and in 1992 he was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite. Also in 1992 he was elected as Archbishop of Ermoupolis and was placed as Patriarchal vicar of the Arab-speaking Orthodox Christians of Egypt. See: Tanta – Egypt 32 Daher str., Heliopolis, Cairo ...

HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF IRINOPOLIS

His Eminence Dimitrios Metropolitan of Irinopolis (known in the world as Themistocles Zaharengas), was born in Sohos, Thessalonica, in 1965. He studied at the ecclesiastical Education Academy of Thessalonica and at the Theological Faculty of the Aristotelian University of Thessalonica. After completing his military obligations, he was enrolled in the Missionary Monastery of the Archangel Michael-Tharri in Rhodes in 1989. He served as a missionary from 1992 in Madagascar, India, Hong Kong, and the Philippines and developed a most noteworthy philanthropic activity. He was ordained a Deacon and ...

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