Panteleimon Sklavos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Panteleimon Sklavos

Greek bishop

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1936

Place of Birth: Thessaloniki, Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Panteleimon Sklavos

  • Panteleimon Sklavos (Greek: ?a?te?e?ยต?? S???รŸ??), was ordained Metropolitan Archbishop of Vryoula in 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
  • Prior to that he was the Greek Orthodox auxiliary bishop of Adelaide and then Melbourne, Australia until 1984. Born 24 August 1936 in Thessaloniki.
  • Graduated from the Theological School of Halki in 1959. Ordained deacon on 17 November 1957 by the Metropolitan Dorotheos of Prince Islands.
  • On July 6, 1961 he was ordained priest by Metropolitan Panteleimon of Thessaloniki. In 1964 he moved to Australia where he served as parish priest at Thebarton, Adelaide diocese. On 1 January 1971 he was ordained titular Bishop of Theoupoleos, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Australia.
  • Ordination was performed by the Archbishop of Australia Ezekiel with by Bishop Gabriel of Australia (Patriarchate of Antioch) and bishop Aristarchus of Zinoupoleos. He served as epitropos in Sydney (1971-1972), Melbourne (1972-1975 and 1979-1984) and Adelaide (1975-1979). In 1984 Bishop Panteleimon returned to his native city of Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • He taught theology at various schools, and later retired.
  • Bishop Panteleimon founded many churches and parishes in Adelaide and Melbourne.
  • He retired to Thessaloniki after a dispute with Archbishop Stylianos.

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