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George Vladimirou was born on [[March 27]], 1966 in Limassol, Cyprus. He graduated as a “Leader” from the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School in Spetses at which he attended under a scholarship. He continued his education at the Aristotelian University of Thessalonica where he studied law. Beginning in 1989, he studied Business Management at the Thames Valley University of London. From London he returned to Greece and entered the University of Athens to study Theology.
George worked also as a teacher at the Greek School of the Virgin Mary in Camberwell Green during his four years in London. During the period of 1993 to 1997, after completing his education, he worked in the private sector in Athens and performed voluntary missionary work at centers in [[Madagascar ]] and India.
In 1998, he entered the [[clergy]] as he was [[ordination|ordained]] [[deacon]] on [[June 30]]. Then, on [[July 5]], 1998, he was ordained [[priest]] by His Eminence Nikitas of Hong Kong. With his ordination, Fr. George was named [[Dean]] of the [[Cathedral]] of St. Luke in Hong Kong, and shortly thereafter he was appointed [[Chancellor]] of the Hong Kong Archdiocese. During his time in Hong Kong, Fr. George began a local Orthodox magazine, “The Censer” and taught at the St Makrina Greek School of the Archdiocese. He also taught on the subject of Orthodox faith in the local Anglican and the Lutheran seminaries.
