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On [[July 19]], 1992, Andreas Tillyrides was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]], with the name Makarios and [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] in the Church of St Nicholas in Riruta, Nairobia by the Patriarchal Exarch of East Africa, [[Metropolitan]] of Axum [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros]]. His ordination as a deacon was followed on the next day, [[July 20]], by his ordination as a [[priest]]. On [[July 25]], 1992, Fr. Makarios was consecrated [[Bishop]] of Riruto by Metr. Petros and Bishop Theodoros of Uganda.
On [[September 13]], 1998, Bp. Makarios was elected Metropolitan [[Archbishop]] of [[Zimbabwe]], and then assigned in February 2001 to the [[see]] in Nairobi of the Archdiocese of Kenya as Archbishop of Kenya.
Abp. Makarios is a proficient linguist, speaking, in addition to his native Greek, English, French, Russian, Italian, as well as a number of African dialects. He has written extensively, primarily on past and current ecclesiastical history of the ancient patriarchates, Cyprus, and Russia. He has served as dean and taught at the Orthodox [[Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School of Makarios III|Patriarchal Seminary of Archbishop Makarios III]] in Nairobi. While dean of the [[seminary]] he initiated a program whereby the students translated the Orthodox services into more than fifteen African dialects.
