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Born on [[September 17]], 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, George Angelo Anastasiadis received his elementary and high school education in Chicago before beginning his theological education at [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Hellenic College/Holy Cross Seminary]] in Brookline, Massachusetts. Following his first year of studies, he transferred to the Theological School of the University of Athens, Greece in 1959 where he received his Masters of Theology Degree in 1965. Fr. Athenagoras also pursued graduate studies at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor Campus) where in 1973 he received a Masters Degree in Russian Literature.
George was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] on [[December 19]], 1965 at the Annunciation Cathedral of Chicago, receiving the ecclesiastical name, Athenagoras. In 1966, Dn. Athenagoras was appointed deacon and secretary to His Grace Bishop [[Timotheos (Haloftis) of Rodostolon]], in Toronto, Ontario Canada. On [[July 21]], 1967, he was ordained a [[priest]] at the [[parish]] of St. George in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Following his ordination to the priesthood Fr. Athenagoras served a number of [[parish]]es including Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, London Ontario Canada from 1967 to 1970, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1970 to 1963, St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, Niles, Illinois from 1976 to 1978, and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Flushing, New York from 1979 to 1982.
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