Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar
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The Right Reverend Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar was the first bishop of the diocese of Madagascar.
Born in ~1953 in Rhodes, George came to Australia early in life, and was raised in Adelaide. He served as a priest on the Gold Coast, and for the most part of his service in Australia, he was an archimandrite at St Nektarios Monastery, Adelaide.
After a period of time in Adelaide, he felt called to missionary work. He then went to Madagascar and began to evangelise, beginning only with a non-functioning church in the capital. In 1997, Archimandrite Nektarios was elected bishop of the newly-created diocese of Madagascar.
In September 2004 he, along with Petros VII of Alexandria and two other metropolitans reposed in a helicopter crash en route to Mt. Athos. He was buried in Madagascar.
Nektarios (Kellis) of Madagascar | ||
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Preceded by: — |
Bishop of Madagascar 1997-2004 |
Succeeded by: Ignatios (Sennis) |