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added transfer to new see
In October 2010, a rearrangement of diocesan responsibilities was made within the patriarchate of Alexandria to accommodated additional duties for Abp. [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] of Johannesburg and Pretoria as a patriarchal representative. As part of the rearrangement, Abp. Seraphim was transferred to the smaller Archdiocese of Zimbabwe. Abp. George (Vladimirou) of Zimbabwe was transferred to lead the Archdiocese of Accra, replacing Abp. [[Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Johannesburg and Pretoria|Damaskinos (Papandreou)]] who succeeded Abp. Seraphim as Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria.
At the [[November 21]], 2012 Fall meeting of the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Alexandria the Diocese of Sierra Leone was elevated to and renamed the Archdiocese of Conakry and Guinea. At the same meeting Abp. George was transferred from the Archdiocese of Accra to the Archdiocese of Guinea as its ruling hierarch with jurisdiction over the countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, and Cape Verde.
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before=?|
title=Bishop of Nilopolis|
years= 2001-2004 |
after=?}}
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before=[[Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Johannesburg and Pretoria|Damaskinos (Papandreou)]]|
title=Archbishop of Accra|
years=2010–2012|after[[Innocent (Byakatonda) of Bujumbura|Innocent (Byakatonda)]]}}{succession|before=?|title=Archbishop of Conakry|years=2012 - Present|
after=—}}
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*[http://www.greekorthodox-zimbabwe.org/archbishop.htm Official site of the Archdiocese of Zimbabwe - Archbishop]
*[http://www.amen.gr/index.php?mod=news&op=article&aid=3617 Amen.gr] In Greek
*[http://albionfourthrome.blogspot.com/2012/12/alexandrian-orthodox-holy-synod.html Alexandrian Orthodox Holy Synod Establishes Elects New Metropolitans, Bishops]
*[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Holy Archdiocese of Guinea]
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category:21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Conakry]]
[[Category: Bishops of Accra]]
[[Category: Bishops of Zimbabwe]]
