Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand

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Metropolitan Amphilochios (Tsoukos) of New Zealand is the ruling bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Zealand under the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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1938 - Adamantios Tsoukos born in Lardo, Rhodes (in the Dodecanese Islands), and attended the Patmiada Church School.
1959 - Entered Theological School of Halki.
1962 December 8 - Tonsured a Monk.

1963 - Finished Theological School. Final paper entitled "Dogmatic Teacher of Koraniou".

1964 - Served Holy Monastery of the Annunciation, Patmos (near Elder Amphilochios (Makris) of the Dodecanese Islands).
1969 - Appointed teacher in Patmiada Church School.
1972 - Went to Kenya, Tanzania and Zaire as missionary. Given title of Archimandrite by Patriarch Nicholas of Alexandria in the Church of the Annunciation in Louboubasi.
1978 - Returned to Patmiada.
1989 - Invited to Rhodes by Metropolitan Apostolos of Rhodes as preacher.
1990 - Elected Abbot of Holy Monastery of Tharri.
2005 June 15 - Elected Bishop by Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
2005 July 9 - Consecrated Bishop by Metropolitan Kirillo of Rhodes in the Annunciation Cathedral, Rhodes.
2005 October 13 - Elected Metropolitan of New Zealand.

Preceded by: unknown	Abbot of Monastery of Tharri, Rhodes 1990-2005	Succeeded by: unknown
Preceded by: Joseph (Harkiolakis)	Metropolitan of New Zealand 2005-present	Succeeded by: —