Joseph (Harkiolakis) of Proikonnisos

His Eminence Joseph (Harkiolakis) of Proikonnisos is a retired bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate who served the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia as the Bishop of Arianzos. He is in retirement as the metropolitan of Proikonnisos.

Auxillary bishop

He was consecrated on the December 3, 1989, and served the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia as the auxiliary bishop (of Arianzos). His longest term was in Adelaide, guiding the Third Archdiocesan District of South Australia and the Northern Territory. After this, he was moved to Melbourne as the second auxiliary bishop, responsible for the Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania.

Metropolitan of New Zealand

He was elected as Metropolitan of New Zealand, and served between 2003-2005. In 2005, he resigned for health reasons and held his final liturgy on August 28, 2005.

Metropolitanate

After his retirement from New Zealand, Metr. Joseph returned to Greece and lived in Piraeus as a retired hierarch. In 2008, he was elected to be the Metropolitan of Proikonnisos.

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Succession box: Joseph (Harkiolakis) of Proikonnisos
Preceded by: ?	Bishop of Arianzos Titular 1989-2003	Succeeded by: Bartholomew
Preceded by: Dionysios (Psiahas)	Metropolitan of New Zealand (Greek) 2003-2005	Succeeded by: Amphilochios (Tsoukas)
Preceded by: ?	Metropolitan of Proikonnisos 2008-present	Succeeded by: —

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• Articles written as Bishop Joseph of Arianzos in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.