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His Eminence '''Timotheos (Evangelinidis)''' was [[Metropolitan ]] of Rhodes from 1947 to 1951. Before that, he was Metropolitan of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Australia and New Zealand ]] between 1931-1947.
Succeeding Metropolitan [[Christoforos(Knitis) of Australia and New Zealand|Christoforos]], in 1931 Timotheos (Evangelinidis) was elected as the second Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand. Coincidentally, he arrived in Australia on Australia Day ([[January 26|Jan 26]]), 1932.
Metropolitan Timotheos had the distinction of having the longest reign within Australasia, a distinction he held until [[Archbishop ]] [[Stylianos(Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]]' reign of 32 years to date (1974-present).
He presided over the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Australia and New Zealand until his 1947 election as Metropolitan of Rhodes. He served in this capacity until 1951, when he was succeeded by Metropolitan Spyridon.
{{succession|
before=[[Christoforos (Knitis) of Samos|Christoforos (Knitis)]]|
title=Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand ([[GreekOrthodox Archdiocese of Australia|Greek]])|
years=1931-1947|
after=[[Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos) of Australia and New Zealand|Theophylactos (Papathanasopoulos)]]}}
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==External linkslink==*[http://www.greekorthodox.net.au/pages/Church_history.html History of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia].
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
