Nectarios_(Kellis)_of_Madagascar

Nectarios Kellis

Nectarios Kellis

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Nectarios Kellis was an Australian Greek Orthodox priest who embarked on a mission in Madagascar in the 1990s and eventually became the Greek Orthodox Bishop of Madagascar.[1] He was inspired by an appeal in a church magazine for missionaries to revive the Eastern Orthodox Church in Madagascar. [2]

Death

On 11 September 2004, he was killed in a helicopter crash along with Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, and several other clergy.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Κοσμο, Νεκρος Για Τον (7 September 2015). "Orthodox Christian Initiative for Africa: The Orthodox Christian Church in Madagascar". Orthodox Christian Initiative for Africa. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Missionary Work in Madagascar, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Indonesia Supported by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia" (PDF). Saint Stylianos.org.au. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Helicopter crash kills top cleric". CNN. 12 September 2004.


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