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On [[October 7]], 1969, Constantine was elected Bishop of Baghdad, Kuwait and the Arabian Peninsula by the [[Synod]] of Bishops of the Antioch patriarchate. On [[October 17]], he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[bishop]] at the [[Monastery]] of St. Elias in Dhor Al Shwair in Lebanon. After his installation, Bp. Constantine set out to visit and organize his [[archdiocese]].
On [[October 23]], 1969, Metr. Constantine arrived in Baghdad to conduct his first [[Divine liturgyLiturgy|liturgy]] at the Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle. On [[November 20]], he visited the Kuwait [[parish]], celebrating the liturgy on the next day in temporary facilities in the National Evangelical Church.
During the following years. Metr. Constantine established a number of Orthodox parishes within the Arabian Gulf area, first in 1980 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Then in 1998, he established a parish in Oman, followed in 2000 with one in Bahrain.
