HIS GRACE
BISHOP EZEKIEL OF DERBI

ASSISTANT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA

BIOGRAPHY :

His Grace Bishop Ezekiel of Derbi was born in 1938 in Akrita Kilkis of Macedonia. He graduated in 1962 from the Theological Institute of Halki (Constantinople). He was ordained Deacon in July of 1962 in Constantinople.

In September of the same year he arrived in Sydney. After his ordination to the priesthood he served the Greek Orthodox flock in Dubbo, (N.S.W.) at first, and following this as parish priest at the church of All Saints Belmore (Sydney) for 15 years.

He was elected Bishop on the 1st of March 1977 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, with the honourary title of Bishop of Derbi and was appointed assistant bishop by Archbishop Stylianos.

As Assistant Bishop he served for three years in Perth and five years in Adelaide. From 1984 he is serving as the assistant bishop to the Archbishop in the Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania based in Melbourne.

Address:

221 Dorcas St
South Melbourne 3205
Australia
Tel: (03) 9696 2488 (4 lines)
Fax (03) 9696 3583
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Nameday: July 23

Date of ordination: March 20, 1977