Ezekiel of Dervis
His Eminence Metropolitan Ezekiel of Dervis | |
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Orders | |
Ordination | July 1962 (Deacon) 30 September 1962 (Priest) |
Consecration | 1977 (Bishop) 30 August 2021 (Metropolitan) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ezekiel Kefalas 25 December 1938 Theological School of Halki |
Ezekiel Kefalas (born 25 December 1938) is a retired hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople based in Melbourne, Australia. Titled Bishop of Dervis, Kefalas served as an assistant bishop within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia from 1977 until his retirement in November, 2021 when he was elevated to the honorary title of Metropolitan of Dervis.
Overview
Ezekiel Kefalas was born in Akritas, Kilkis on 25 December 1938. He studied theology at the
On 1 March 1977, Father Ezekiel was elected by the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as an assistant Bishop to
Following the passing of Archbishop Stylianos on 25 March 2019, Ezekiel was briefly the Patriarchal Commissioner of the Archdiocese of Australia until the election of
Ezekiel retired in November 2021 and was elevated by the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to Metropolitan of Dervis. With the blessing of Archbishop Makarios, His Eminence continues to reside in Melbourne where he continues to serve the Holy Archdiocese of Australia.[4]
Awards
In 2022, Kefalas received the medal of the Order of the Christ-loving by Archbishop Makarios. This award is the highest distinction of the Archdiocese of Australia and Ezekiel was the first hierarch to receive this title.[5]
References
- ^ Kapandritis, Father. Alexiou S. (2019). "The Orthodox Church in Australia as Metropolis (1924-1959) & Holy Archdiocese (1959-Today)". Greece Ecclesiastical History and Culture: 163.
- ^ "Greek Orthodox Leaders". Victorian Council of Churches. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Greek Orthodox Leaders". Victorian Council of Churches. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Four new Bishops and the elevation of Bishop Ezekiel to Metropolitan of Dervis". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Metropolitan of Dervis Ezekiel honoured on his nameday with Order of the Christ-loving medal". Neos Kosmos. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.