His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''George (Vladimirou)''', is the [[Archdiocese of Guinea|Archbishop of Guinea]] and Exarch of the African Coast (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Senegal and Cape Verde), part of the [[Church of Alexandria]]. His Eminence is credited with the establishment of the sees of [[Diocese of Mozambique|Mozambique]] and [[Archdiocese of Botswana|Botswana]], and the elevation of [[Archdiocese of Zambia|Zambia]] to Archdiocese. His Eminence’s names day is [[April 23]].

In 1999, Archimandrite George was transferred from the [[Church of Constantinople|Patriarchate of Constantinople]] to the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]], where he became secretary and representative of Patriarch [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros VII of Alexandria]] (1997–2004) to international conferences and meetings, besides serving as priest in Alexandria.

After the fatal helicopter crash that culminated on Patriarch Petros' repose in 2004, the Holy Synod elected His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis) of Zimbabwe]] to become Patriarch of Alexandria. Two weeks later, on [[October 27]], 2004, Bishop George was elected by the Holy Synod [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe|Archbishop of Zimbabwe]] and enthroned on [[December 19]], 2004.

In October 2010, a rearrangement of diocesan responsibilities was made within the Patriarchate of Alexandria to accommodate additional duties for His Eminence [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]], who at the time served as [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg|Archbishop of Johannesburg]], as Patriarchal representative. Based on the missionary reports of Southern Africa, Patriarch Theodoros decided that the missionary workforce of the region would now be concentrated in Botswana instead of Zimbabwe and Angola.