Archbishop Makarios of Australia

Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis (Greek: Μακάριος Γρινιεζάκης; born 15 March 1973) is the current archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia[1] and the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, succeeding Archbishop Stylianos of Australia.

Prior to serving in the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Makarios completed his elementary studies in his birthplace and at the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School of Athens.

The work was published under the title, “Cloning: Social, Ethical and Theological Components”.

[2] He became a monk and deacon in 1993, a presbyter in 1997 and an archimandrite in 1998 at the Holy Monastery of Saint George Epanosifi, whilst on Easter Sunday of 2008, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I bestowed upon him the office of Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne.

In May 2015, he was elected the first Dean of the Department of Orthodox Studies of the Autonomous Church of Estonia.