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His Grace '''Timothy''' (secular name '''Michael Negrepontis'''<ref>https://lettersblogatory.com/2012/03/06/negrepontis-giannisis-greece/</ref>; 1924 - 1998) was a [[bishop]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America]], who served as Bishop of Detroit until his retirement in 1995.
==Life==
In 1978, Bp. Timothy was appointed to succeed Bp. [[Iakovos (Garmatis) of Chicago|Iakovos (Garmatis)]] as Bishop of the Seventh District of Detroit in the United States of America. 15 March 1979 after the re-designation of districts as [[diocese]], he was enthroned as Bishop of the [[Metropolis of Detroit|Diocese of Detroit]].
1 August 1995, Bishop Timothy was retired and return to Greece<rer>Demetrius Kiminas "The Ecumenical Patriarchate"</ref>.
On [[December 11]], 1998, Bp. Timothy died in an Athens hospital following complications from asthma. He was buried on [[December 15]], 1998 in Kaisieriani Cemetery after a funeral service at the Kimisis Tis Theootokou Church in Kaiseriani, Athens.
