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In December 2000, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and the Holy Synod, elected him as Bishop and assistant to His Eminence Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]]. He was responsible for the Third Archdiocesan district of South Australia and the Northern Territory serving until 2002.
In 2009 Metropolitan Seraphim was one of six bishops who signed the manifesto ''[http://www.impantokratoros.gr/FA9AF77F.en.aspx A Confession of Faith Against Ecumenism].''
In 2010 he asked Queen Elizabeth II to divest pop singer Sir Elton John of his knighthood for uttering blasphemy. The metropolitan sent a letter to Queen Elizabeth II and the British Ambassador to Greece after Elton John said that [[Christ]] was a homosexual.<ref group="note">The letter states, “[Elton John] dared to insult the Incarnate Divine-Human (theandric) Person, the crucified and risen Son of God, attributing to him his personal psychopathological deviation. The Christian community around the world expects that your Majesty will express your judgement on this [utterance] and divest [Elton John] of his honorary title because he has undeservedly insulted the highest figure for Christians throughout the world”. (''[http://02varvara.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/metropolitan-seraphim-of-piraeus-asked-queen-elizabeth-to-deprive-sir-elton-john-of-his-knighthood-because-he-uttered-blasphemy/ Voices from Russia]''. Saturday, 6 March, 2010)</ref>
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==See also==
* [http://www.zoodohospigi.gr/ Church of the Life-Giving Spring, Athens] (Greek) - Served
==Notes==
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==Publications==
*[http://molonlabe70.blogspot.com/2007/11/letter-of-metropolitan-seraphim-of.html Letter of Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus], November 9, 2007
*[http://www.impantokratoros.gr/2B2CE92A.en.aspx Letter of Metropolitan Seraphim to Roman Catholic Bishop of Syros Island], November 9, 2007.
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