Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand

Metropolitan Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand is the ruling bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand under the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Timeline

• 1938 - Adamantios Tsoukos born in Lardo, Rhodes (in the Dodecanese Islands), and attended the Patmiada Church School.
• 1959 - Entered Theological School at Halki.
• 1962 Dec 8 - Tonsured a Monk.

• Dec 9 - Ordained Deacon by Metropolitan Maximos of Stavroupoleos.

• 1963 - Finished Theological School. Final paper entitled "Dogmatic Teacher of Koraniou".

• Jul 9 - Ordained Priest by Metropolitan Maximos of Stavroupoleos.

• 1964 - Served Holy Monastery of the Annunciation, Patmos (near Elder Amphilochios Makri of the Dodecanese Islands).
• 1969 - Appointed teacher in Patmiada Church School.
• 1972 - Went to Kenya, Tanzania and Zaire as missionary. Given title of Archimandrite by Patriarch Nicholas of Alexandria in the Church of the Annunciation in Louboubasi.
• 1978 - Returned to Patmiada.
• 1989 - Invited to Rhodes by Metropolitan Apostolos of Rhodes as preacher.
• 1990 - Elected Abbot of Holy Monastery of Tharri.
• 2005 Jun 15 - Elected Bishop by Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
• 2005 Jul 9 - Consecrated Bishop by Metropolitan Kirillo of Rhodes in the Annunciation Cathedral, Rhodes.
• 2005 Oct 13 - Elected Metropolitan of New Zealand.

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Succession box: Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand
Preceded by: unknown	Abbot of Monastery of Tharri, Rhodes 1990-2005	Succeeded by: unknown
Preceded by: Joseph (Harkiolakis)	Metropolitan of New Zealand 2005-present	Succeeded by: —

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External link

• Official biography from the Metropolis of New Zealand website.