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[[File:Theodoros Dridakis.jpg|thumb|His Grace Theodoros of Babylon]]
His Grace '''Theodoros (Dridakis)''', [[Diocese of Babylon|Bishop of Babylon]], is a titular hierarch of the [[Church of Alexandria]].

== Life ==
Theodoros Dridakis was born in the village of Sellia in Rethymno, Crete, in 1966. He studied Theology at the Theological School of the University of Athens. Theodoros accepted the monastic tonsure on [[August 7]], 1988, being ordained [[hierodeacon]] the next day at the Metropolis of Ierapytni (modern Ierapetra, Crete) by Metropolitan Philotheos (Vouzounerakis) of Ierapytni (1961–1993) or Hegumen Eugenios Politis, his successor (1994–2016).

Hierodeacon Theodoros was ordained to the holy priesthood on [[July 22]], 2000, by Metropolitan Eugenios. He served at the churches of the Metropolis of Ierapytni. On [[March 25]], 2002, during the [[Annunciation|Feast of Annunciation]] of the Mother of God, Hieromonk Theodoros received the rank of [[Archimandrite]] at her temple in the metropolis.

In addition to Ierapytni, Archimandrite Theodoros also served at the [[Metropolis of France]] under His Eminence [[Emmanuel (Adamakis) of Chalcedon|Emmanuel (Adamakis)]] (2003–2021), now [[Metropolis of Chalcedon|Metropolitan of Chalcedon]]. Later, the [[Church of Constantinople]] agreed to transfer him to the [[Church of Alexandria]], where he served at the [[Archdiocese of the Cape of Good Hope]] in South Africa under His Eminence [[Sergios (Kykkotis) of the Cape of Good Hope|Sergios (Kykkotis)]]. In September 2012, Archmandrite Theodoros was sent to Cairo as vicar of His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II of Alexandria]] to the Church of Saint Nicholas and the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen.

On [[December 18]], 2016, Archmandrite Theodoros was elected titular [[Diocese of Babylon|Bishop of Babylon]] at the Church of Saint Nicholas. The ordination was performed by His Beatitude, ecumenically supported by Metropolitans [[Nicholas II (Antoniou) of Hermopolis]], Amphilochios (Andronikakis) of Kissamos, Nikodemos II (Priangelos) of Memphis, Niphon (Tsavaris) of Pelusium, Kyrillos (Diamantakis) of Ierapytni and Meletios (Koumanis) of Carthage. He was designed Patriarchal Commissioner to Cairo.

== Source ==
* [http://markmarkou.sites.sch.gr/2019/new/germanos_galanis.htm Markos Markos' chronology]


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[[Category:21st-century bishops]]
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[[Category:University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]