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In 1976, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] and then a [[priest]] by Metropolitan Panteleimon of Corinth. He was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] at the Monastery of [[Stavronikita Monastery (Athos)|Stravronikita]] on [[Mount Athos]]. From 1985, Fr. Ignatios served as a [[missionary]] in Korea for six years, followed by fourteen years service as a missionary in Western Bengal in India. Because of the effectiveness of his missionary efforts he was dismissed from India in June 2004.
In October 2004, he was elected Bishop of [[Madagascar ]] following the repose of Bp. Nektarios in a helicopter accident enroute to [[Mount Athos]] and consecrated on [[November 14]], 2004 in Alexandria by [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Patriarch Theodoros II]]. Since arriving he has undertaken the restoration of the churches, the theological seminary, and other infrastructure in Madagascar.
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