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==Timeline==
*1939 Jul 10 - Badih Saliba, the future Metropolitan, was born in Bsarma El-Koura, North Lebanon.
*1952 - Badih enrolled at Seminary College in Balamand with support of Metropolitan Abourjeili
*1957 - Badih was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] and named Paul, and was sent to the seminary on Patmos (Greece).
*1958 - Monk Paul was ordained a deacon by Metrop. Abourjeili. [[Deacon]] Paul went to University of Athens for further theological studies.
*1963 - Dcn Paul graduated, and served in Tripoli under Metropolitan Elias Kurban. Dcn Paul was appointed teacher to Orthodox schools, member of the spiritual court and secretary to diocesan board.
*1965 - Superior of Balamand Monastery, now Patriarch Ignatius IV, appointed Dcn Paul teacher at Balamand.
*1966 - Metropolitan Elias Kurban elevates Fr Paul to Archimandrite.
*1968 - Archim. Paul leaves Lebanon for USA. Metropolitan Philip Saliba assigns him to St Ilyan's Church in Bransville, Pennsylvania. Archim. Paul enrolls in Pittsburg University.
*1970 - Archim. Paul graduates from Pittsburg University with Bachelor of World Civilisations. Archim. Paul then takes a course in Education.
::Archim. Paul moved to church in New Kensington. Begins doctorate in World Civilisations (Archim. Paul would not finish this, completing three of the four components).
*1972 - Archim. Paul graduates from course in Education.
*1979 - Archim. Paul moved to Washington DC. Began 18 month course to be a drug and alcohol counsellor.
*~1980 - Archim. Paul qualifies as drug and alcohol counsellor.
*1989 - Archim. Paul begins weekly radio programme.
*1990 - Archim. Paul begins weekly TV programme, which is still functioning to present.
*1995 - Weekly radio program ends.
*1999 Oct 5 - Archim. Paul elected Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand.
*1999 Oct 10 - Archim. Paul consecrated in Damascus, Syria.
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