His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Paul (Lyngris Elder) of Memphis''' is the was Archbishop of the the Archdiocese of Memphis of , within the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa, from 1998 until his repose in 2013. His [[see]] was Heliopolis, Cairo, in Egypt.

Abp. Paul was born Born in 1920 in Kafr-el-Zayat in , Egypt. He , the future Archbishop attended the Theological Faculty of the University of Athens. He In 1940, he was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[diaconate]] , and this was followed in 1940. His 1952 by his ordination to the [[priest]]hood occurred in 1952. After serving as a [[parish]] priest, he was assigned as [[Vicar]] General in Harare, Zimbabwe between 1954 and 1968. In 1968, he was elevated to the episcopate and was elected [[Archbishop]] of Johannesburg and Pretoria. After the death of Pope and Patriarch [[Parthenios III]] in 1996, Abp. Paul was elected to the position of Deputy (Vicar) of the throne.

In addition to his native GreekAfter serving for a period as a [[parish]] priest, he was assigned as a [[Vicar]]-General in Harare, His Eminence speaks ArabicZimbabwe, Englishfrom 1954. In 1996, during the interregnum period between the repose of Pope and FrenchPatriarch [[Parthenios III (Koinidis) of Alexandria|Parthenios III]] and his [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|successor's]] election, Abp. Paul was elected as Deputy of the throne.

==Source==*In 1968, he was elected [http://www[Archbishop]] of Johannesburg and Pretoria, and was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] to the episcopate on [[November 29]].greekorthodox-alexandriaOn January 13, 1998, Abp.org/indexPaul was elected Archbishop of Memphis.php?module=content&cid=004001 Alexandria Patriarchate Archdiocese website]

On [[May 18]], 2008, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa awarded Abp. Paul the Highest Medal of the Archangel at the Church of Ss Constantine and Helen in Johannesburg. The medal is the highest award of the ancient Patriarchate. In addition to his native Greek, His Eminence spoke Arabic, English, and French. Despota Paul reposed in the Lord in August 15, 2013. {{start box}}{{succession|before=Nicodemus of Johannesburg|title=[[Archdiocese of Johannesburg|Archbishop of Johannesburg]]|years=1968–1998|after=John of Johannesburg}}{{succession|before=[[Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou) of Leontopolis|Dionysios of Leontopolis]]|title=[[Archdiocese of Memphis|Archbishop of Memphis]]|years=1998–2013|after=Nektarios II of Memphis}}{{end box}}  ==Sources==*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Alexandria Patriarchate website]*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/oldsite/administration/hierEN.htm Hierarchs of the Throne - Alexandria] [[Category: Bishops]][[Category:Bishops of Johannesburg]][[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]][[Category:University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]