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Dimitri was born in Brisbane in 1966, where he would subsequently attend Junction Park State School and Brisbane State High School. He then moved to Townsville, where he completed an Social Work degree, attaining honours in Social Policy.
After his graduation, he worked with disadvantaged groups in Northwest [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]], from Townsville to Hughenden in what was then called the then-Department of Social Security (since renamed). During this time, he married Michelle in 1988.
In 1989, they moved to Brisbane, where Dimitri practised social work in psychiatric disability; in 1991, he became a practising Family Court Counsellor in the Family Court of Australia, Brisbane. In May of this year, Dimitri was [[ordination|ordained]] by Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos of Australia]] to the [[deacon|diaconate]] at the Church of St George, where he is assigned to serve. He began a ministry of teaching, bringing many Orthodox back to the Church.
At the end of 1994, Dcn Dimitri was ordained to the [[priest]]hood at the Church of St George. Soon after, he moves moved to Sydney, where he began studies at [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], simultaneously serving parishes in Sydney. After his graduation from St Andrew's in 1997 with a Bachelor of Theology, he was again placed at the Church of St George, Brisbane, first as assistant priest, then as rector.
On the retirement of V. Rev. Fr [[Gregory Sakellariou]] from the position in 2000, Fr Dimitri was made Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of Queensland and New Guinea. Subsequently, in 2001, Fr Dimitri was elevated to the rank of [[Economos]].
In 2007, Fr Dimitri was awarded a Masters of International Relations with Distinction from Macquarie University, focusing on the European Union.
During the Brisbane floods of 2011, Fr Dimitri led the community in helping those affected by floods, a position that continued in helping those in and around Townsville in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasi. He was awarded a 'local hero award' by the then-Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, for his leadership and efforts.
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