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[[File:Alexandros Gianniris.jpg|thumb|His Eminence Alexandros of Nigeria]]
His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Alexandros (Gianniris) of Nigeria''' is the [[MetropolitanArchdiocese of Nigeria|Archbishop of Nigeria]] and Exarch of the [[Archdiocese Gulf of Guinea (Nigeria]], Niger, Benin, Togo), part of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa.
==Life==
On [[September 23]], 1997, Archimandrite Alexandros was elected [[Bishop]] of the newly-formed [[Archdiocese of Nigeria|Diocese of Nigeria]] under the [[Archdiocese of Cameroon]] and its hierarch, His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis)]] (1997–2002), now Patriarch of Alexandria. His [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] took place on [[November 24]], 1997. His Grace and his see were elevated to the rank of Archbishop and Archdiocese on [[October 27]], 2004 by decision of the Holy Synod and Patriarch Theodoros, who was enthroned on the same month.
Being a member of the Holy Synod, His Eminence attended the Council of Crete in 2016. At the time, Archbishop Alexandros condemned the political pressure that was being put in the Church by Ukrainian politicians regarding the creation of the alternative synod that would take place two years later.
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