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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou)''' was the Elder [[Archbishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Leontopolis|Leontopolis]], part of the [[Church of Alexandria]]. His [[see]] was in Ismailia, Egypt with [[jurisdiction]] over Ismailia, Suez and Zagzik in Egypt.

Ioannis Hatzivasiliou was born in 1929 in Alexandria. He attended and graduated from the [[Theological School of Halki]]during the years 1951 to 1955, and continued his post graduate education in Paris and Genevafrom 1955 to 1961. He served as the chief secretary of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. In Egypt and Sudan, he served as a teacher in high schools and lyceums as well ass as at the Higher College of Tourism in Cairo.

On He was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[November 29deacon]], 1968, following election as on [[BishopMarch 26]] , 1950 by Bishop Athanasios of Mareotis in the Patriarchal Church of HeliopolisSt. Savvas in Alexandria, he served for six years as Patriarchal receiving the name Dionysios. On [[VicarNovember 28]] in Cairo. In 1974, 1954, he was elected Archbishop ordained a [[priest]] at the Church of Memphis and served there until he was placed the Holy Trinity in the Archdiocese Halki by Metropolitan Iakovos of Nouvia in 1988Iconium. In 1997From 1959 to 1968, he was assigned Father Dionysios served as archbishop Chief Secretary of Leontopolisthe Patriarchate.

On [[November 29]], 1968, following election and [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] as [[Bishop]] of Heliopolis, he served for six years as Patriarchal [[Vicar]] in Cairo. In addition 1974, he was elected [[Archbishop]] of Memphis and served there until he was transferred to his native Greekthe Archdiocese of Nubia in 1988. In 1997, Abphe was assigned as Archbishop of the Metropolis of Leontopolis. Dionysios spoke EnglishOn [[October 27]], French2004, Russian, and Arabic; and represented he was received as a member of the [[Synod]] by His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II]] with the throne at various congresses and theological dialoguestitle of Elder Metropolitan.

He was also assigned the direction of the official bulletin of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, “Pantainos”. Metr. Dionysios also served as Patriarchal Vicar General from 2004 to 2010, after which he was named the honorary Patriarchal Vicar General. In addition to his native Greek, Metr. Dionysios spoke English, French, Russian, and Arabic; and represented the throne at various congresses and theological dialogues. The Elder Metropolitan Dionysios fell asleep in the Lord on [[August 30]], 2012. The His funeral service for Elder Metr. Dionysios took place in Athens, Greece on Saturday [[September 1]], 2012 at the Holy Church of St. Athanasius Kypseli, a dependency of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.

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