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His Eminence '''Arsenius (Kardamakis) of Austria''' is the third Metropolitan of the Metropolis of Austria and Exarch of Hungary and Central Europe under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. He has been the metropolitan since 2011. 

==Life==
Metr. Arsenius was born on [[October 31]], 1973 in Heraklion, Crete. He is a graduate of the Higher Ecclesiastical School of Athens, Greece before continuing his studies in theology at the Theological School of the University of Athens. After his graduation he also studied Catholic theology at the Marc Bloch University, now the University of Strasbourg, in Strasbourg, France where he completed his doctorate. 

He was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] at the Monastery of St. George on the island of Crete. After his [[ordination]] into the [[Holy Orders]], he was [[chancellor]] of the Metropolis of France. On [[November 3]], 2011, Mnk. Arsenius was elected the Metropolitan of Austria and Exarch of Hungary and Central Europe by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. He was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] and [[enthronement|enthroned]] at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Vienna, Austria on [[December 4]], 2011. 

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before=[[Michael (Staikos) of Austria|Michael (Staikos)]]|
title=Metropolitan of Austria|
years=2011 - Present|
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==Sources==
*[http://eu.greekreporter.com/2011/12/07/new-metropolitan-arsenios-of-austria-enthroned/   New Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria Enthroned]
*[http://www.omhksea.org/2011/11/new-metropolitan-elections-the-chancellor-of-omhksea-elected-metropolitan-of-singapore/  New Metropolitan Elections]

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