- Panteleimon Sklavos
His Grace,
Panteleimon Sklavos (Greek: Παντελεήμων Σκλάβος) was theGreek Orthodox auxiliarybishop ofAdelaide and thenMelbourne ,Australia until 1984.His formal title is His Grace
Panteleimon , bishop of Theoupolis. (Θεοφιλέστατος Επίσκοπος Θεουπόλεως Παντελεήμων.)In 1984, following an argument with the primate of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia , ArchbishopStylianos , BishopPanteleimon returned to his native city ofThessaloniki ,Greece. He taughttheology at variousschools and is now in retirement. BishopPanteleimon presided over a period of dynamic growth within theGreek Orthodox Church in Australia. He founded many churches and parishes in bothAdelaide andMelbourne . Since his departure in 1984, his applications to visitAustralia as ahierarch have been denied by ArchbishopStylianos .
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