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Fr Themistocles, by this time a tonsured monk usually called 'Br Themi', was one of the founding lecturers at [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], Sydney, Australia; he was also teaching at Macquarie University and University of Sydney.However, after some time, he began to wish to personally act out his theology, and due to his being born in Africa he decided to return there, and also to continue his academic work at the seminary in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ordained and elevated in Kenya to Archimandrite, he conducts liturgies and preaches in various parishes in Kenya, but his primary focus is on teaching people in Kenya to earn a living on their own. With the help blessing of Archbishop [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya|Makarios]], Fr Themistocles established the Saint Clement of Alexandria Philanthropic Education Centre. Through the centre, he set up a school for unemployed women to learn tailoring and dressmakingin November 2001, then a computer school for unemployed youth. He in 2002; in September of that year, he then set up a pre-school and primary school for children in slum areas, giving them free education, food and clothing. In January 2003, the Teachers College was established. His most recent establishment is This grew into the ''Saint Clement of Alexandria Orthodox College of Africa'', currently consisting of an education department and a teachers college that teaches business/information technology department, teaching for minimal or no chargecost to break the cycle of depression. His future Future plans include creating a nursing and pharmacy school; furthermore, serious negotiations are underway with the University of Thessalonica towards the creation of a Paediatric Medical School within the College. The vision is for an Orthodox University of Africa.
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