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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou) of Leontopolis''' is the [[Archbishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Leontopolis|Leontopolis]], part of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] . His see is Ismailia, Egypt, and has jurisdiction over Ismailia, Suez and All AfricaZagzik in Egypt.
==Life==
Ioannis Hatzivasiliou was born in 1929 in Alexandria. He attended and graduated from the [[Theological School of Halki]]. He , and continued his post graduate education in Paris and Geneva. He served as the chief secretary of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. In Egypt and Sudan, he served as a teacher in high schools and lyceums as well ass at the Higher College of Tourism in Cairo.
In 1968, following election as [[Bishop]] of Heliopolis, he served for six years as Patriarchal [[Vicar]] in Cairo. In 1974, he was elected Archbishop of Memphis and served there until he was placed in the Archdiocese of Nouvia in 1988. In 1997, he was assigned to the archbishop of Leontopolis.
In addition to his native Greek, Abp. Dionysios speaks English, French, Russian, and Arabic; and he represents the throne at various congresses and theological dialogues.
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