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LOL INTERNET{{orthodoxyinnewzealand}}Metropolitan '''Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand''' is the ruling [[bishop]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand]] under the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]. ==Timeline==*1938 - Adamantios Tsoukos was born in Lardo, Rhodes (in the Dodecanese Islands), and attended the Patmiada Ecclesiastical School.*1959 - Entered [[Theological School of Halki]].*1962 [[December 8]] - [[Tonsure]]d a [[Monk]].:*[[December 9]] - Ordained [[Deacon]] by [[Metropolitan]] Maximos of Stavroupoleos.*1963 - Finished Theological School. Dissertation entitled "Dogmatic Teacher of Koraniou".:*[[July 9]] - [[Ordination|Ordained]] [[Priest]] by Metropolitan Maximos of Stavroupoleos.*1964 - Served until 1968 at the [[Monastery]] of the Annunciation, Patmos (under the spiritual direction of Elder [[Amphilochios (Makris)]] of the Dodecanese Islands).*1969 - Appointed teacher in Patmiada Ecclesiastical School.*1972 - Served in Kenya, Tanzania and Zaire as [[missionary]]. Elevated to the dignity of [[Archimandrite]] by Patriarch [[Nicholas VI of Alexandria|Nicholas]] of Alexandria in the Church of the Annunciation in Louboubasi in Zaire.*1978 - Returned as a teacher to Patmiada School.*1989 - Invited to Rhodes by Metropolitan Apostolos of Rhodes as preacher.*1990 [[May 22]] - Elected [[Abbot]] of Holy Monastery of the Archangel Michael - Tharri.*2005 [[June 15]] - Elected Bishop by [[Holy Synod]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.:*2005 [[July 9]] - [[consecration of a bishop|Consecrated]] Bishop by Metropolitan Kirillo of Rhodes in the Annunciation Cathedral, Rhodes.:*2005 [[October 13]] - Elected Metropolitan of New Zealand. {{start box}}{{succession|before=?|title=Abbot of Monastery of Tharri, Rhodes|years=1990-2005|after=?}}{{succession|before=[[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand|Joseph (Harkiolakis)]]|title=Metropolitan of New Zealand|years=2005-present|after=—}}{{end box}} ==External link==*[http://www.orthodoxarchdiocese.org.nz/the-metropolis/metropolitan Official biography] from the Metropolis of New Zealand website. [[Category:Bishops]][[Category:21st-century bishops]][[Category:Bishops of Wellington]][[Category:Orthodoxy_in_Australia]][[Category:Theological School of Halki Graduates]][[Category:Orthodoxy_in_New_Zealand]]
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