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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Kallinikos (Pippas) of Pilousion''' is [[Archbishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Pilousion]], part of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa.

==Life==
His Eminence Kallinikos was born in 1936 in Megara, Attica. He studied at and graduated from the Holy [[Theological School of Halki]].

He was [[ordination|ordained]] [[deacon]] and [[priest]] during 1964 by His Eminence Chrysostomos (Papaignatiou), the late Archbishop of Grevena. Hie first assignment was as pastor for 15 years in a border town of the Archbishopic of Grevena, followed by serving in the Archdiocese of Peristeri from 1978. He then served for three years as Patriarchal [[Vicar]] in the Cairo Committee, in addition to serving as Superior of the Church of Ss Constantine and Helen in Cairo.

Fr. Kallinikos was elected Bishop of Mareotis on [[November 23]], 1999 by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Alexandria Patriarchate and consecrated by His Beatitude [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros VII]] on [[December 12]], 1999. At the same time he was appointed Patriarchal Vicar in Alexandria. In February 2001, he was elected Archbishop of Khartoum and All Sudan and remained in this [[see]] until he was elected Metropolitan of Pilousion on [[November 1]], 2006. He was [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[December 22]], 2006.

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==Source==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese List website]

[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Mareotis]]
[[Category:Bishops of Nubia]]
[[Category:Bishops of Pilousion]]
[[Category:Theological School of Halki Graduates]]