1. Stylianos Harkianakis was the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia and Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
16 Facts About Stylianos Harkianakis
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Stylianos Harkianakis served as inaugural and permanent Chairman of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia and Dean of St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College.
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Stylianos Harkianakis was a theologian specialising in ecclesiology and a poet.
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Stylianos Harkianakis was born in Rethymno on the island of Crete, Greece, on 29 December 1935.
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Stylianos Harkianakis studied theology at the Theological School of Halki on the island of Halki and graduated in 1958.
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Stylianos Harkianakis was ordained a deacon in 1957 and a priest in 1958.
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Stylianos Harkianakis completed postgraduate studies in systematic theology and the philosophy of religion at the University of Bonn in West Germany from 1958 to 1966.
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Stylianos Harkianakis's lecturers included Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI.
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In 1965, whilst still completing his postgraduate studies, Harkianakis was appointed Professor of Theology at the University of Athens.
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Stylianos Harkianakis was a founding member, then became vice-president and later president, of the Patriarchal Institute of Patristic Studies within the monastery.
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In 1970, Stylianos Harkianakis was elected the Titular Metropolitan of Militoupolis as exarch in matters concerning Northern Greece and Mount Athos.
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On 3 February 1975, Stylianos Harkianakis was elected Archbishop of Australia and Exarch of Oceania.
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Stylianos Harkianakis taught Orthodox theology and spirituality at Sydney University from 1975.
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Stylianos Harkianakis was the plaintiff in a defamation suit against journalist Theo Skalkos and a contempt case for articles published by Skalkos which were said to amount to public vilification to deter Stylianos Harkianakis from continuing to bring defamation suits.
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Stylianos Harkianakis died following a lengthy illness in Sydney on 25 March 2019, on the Holy Day of the Annunciation of the Theotokos.
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In 1973, Stylianos Harkianakis was awarded the International Award Gottfried von Herder.