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{{orthodoxyinaustralasiaorthodoxyinaustralia}}The [[Economos|Reverend Father]] '''Dimitri Tsakas''' is the [[rector ]] of the Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Brisbane, as well as being and the Archdiocesan Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of [[List of parishes in Queensland|Queensland]] and New Guinea, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]].

==TimelineBiography==*1966 - Dimitri was born in Brisbane. He in 1966, where he would receive his school education from subsequently attend Junction Park State School and Brisbane State High School, and . He then moved to Townsville to complete his undergraduate degree in , where he completed an Social Workdegree, with attaining honours in Social Policy. After graduation, he worked with disadvantaged groups in Townsville and rural Queensland in the Department of Social Security.*1988 - Dimitri married Michelle. The next year, they moved to Brisbane.*1989 - Dimitri practised social work in psychiatric disability.*1991 - Began practicing as Family Court Counsellor in the Family Court of Australia, Brisbane.:May - Dimitri is ordained by Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos of Australia]] to the diaconate at the Church of St George, where he is assigned to serve.*1994 - At the end of this year, Dcn Dimitri was ordained to the priesthood.*1995 - Fr Dimitri began studies at [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia|St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], Sydney, serving parishes in Sydney at the same time.*1997 - At the end of this year, having graduated from St. Andrew's with a Bachelor of Theology, Fr Dimitri was again placed at the Church of St George, Brisbane, where he currently serves as rector of the parish with two assistant priests.

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 Department of Social Security. 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 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. ==List of ArticlesExternal links=====Sources===*[http://gocstgeorge.com.au/ourpriestspriests.html php Biography], on the website of the Greek Orthodox Church Community of St George. ===Articles===

*A book on incarnational theology, [http://www.franciscan.org.au/ourjoy.html That Our Joy May Be Complete], in which Fr Dimitri has an essay on the Orthodox viewpoint.*[http://www.westender.com.au/news/1065/15/Greek-Community-pitches-in Article on the response of the Greek Orthodox community to the 2011 flood and cyclone crises]* [http://www.qct.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=847:greek-orthodox-church-reaches-out-in-floods&catid=1:latest&Itemid=39 An article by Fr Dimitri Tsakas] on the Church's response to the 2011 flood and cyclone crises.

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