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==Life==
Born in Australia (1958), he matriculated from The Scots College (1975), received his degree in Theology from the University of Athens (1980), a diploma in Byzantine Music from the Greek Conservatory of Music (1979), and was awarded a research scholarship to [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary]] (1982). He completed his doctoral studies in Patristics patristics at the University of Oxford (1983).
After several months in silent retreat on [[Mount Athos]], he served as Personal Assistant to the Greek Orthodox Primate in Australia (1984-94) and was co-founder of [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew’s Theological College]] in Sydney (1985), where he was Sub-Dean and taught Patristics and Church History (1986-95). He also served as Lecturer in the Divinity School (1986-90), in the School of Studies in Religion (1990-95) at the University of Sydney, and in Patristics at Balamand University in Lebanon.