Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney

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• 1897: Born to family of a priest.
• pre-1917: Educated in religious schools.
• post-1917: Wanted to be priest, bishop refused on grounds that the Lord would call at a more appropriate time.
• c. 1945: Ordained to diaconate and priesthood in Germany. Student of Protopriest Adrian Rymarenko.
• 1951: Moved to Perth, Western Australia.
• 1969: Consecrated bishop, assigned as vicar-bishop of Melbourne.
• 1970 Nov 25: Appointed ruling bishop of Australia and New Zealand.
• 1980 Aug 13: Repose of Bishop Theodosius. Bishop Paul of Stuttgart conducted the funeral.

Succession box: Theodosius (Putilin) of Sydney
Preceded by: unknown	Bishop of Melbourne (ROCOR) 1969-1970	Succeeded by: unknown
Preceded by: Sava (Rayevsky)	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR) 1970-1980	Succeeded by: Paul (Pavlov)

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External link

• Biography of Archbishop Theodosius at the 25th anniversay of his repose.