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{{orthodoxyinaustralasiaorthodoxyinaustralasiasmall}}'''Metropolitan Dionysios''' (secular name '''Panayotis Psiahas''' or '''Psiachas''', {{lang-el|Παναγιώτης Ψιάχας}}; 1916-2008), QSO, was a [[hierarch]] of the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] serving the Church for most of his life in East Asia. In 1970 he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] as the first Metropolitan of New Zealand, a position he held for 33 years.
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before=—[[Ezekiel (Tsoukalas) of Pisidia|Ezekiel (Tsoukalas)]]|title=Bishop of Nazianzos|years=1959-1970|after=[[Paul (DeBallester) of Nazianzos|Paul (DeBallester)]]}}{{succession|before=''new creation''|title=Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek)|
years=1970-2003|
after=[[Joseph (Harkiolakis) of New Zealand|Joseph (Harkiolakis)]]}}
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before=''unknown''|
title=Metropolitan of Proussa|
years=2003-2008|
after=—}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/constantinople/current.htm#dionysios_metr_prousis Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute
*[http://www.stuff.co.nz/4350214a11.html "Greek Church farewells a tireless leader," ''The Dominion Post''. January 10, 2008.]
*[http://stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/0a26499.html Photos from the funeral of Metropolitan Dionysios, ''The Dominion Post'', January 11, 2008.]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy_in_New_Zealand20th-21st-century bishops]][[Category:Bishops of Nazianzos]][[Category:Bishops of Wellington]][[Category:Bishops of Proussa]][[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]][[Category:Theological School of Halki Graduates]]