Nectarios Kellis Explained

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. He was inspired by an appeal in a church magazine for missionaries to revive the Eastern Orthodox Church in Madagascar. [1]

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.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Missionary Work in Madagascar, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Indonesia Supported by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia . Saint Stylianos.org.au . 2018-01-30 . 16 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316144847/http://www.saintstylianos.org.au/projects/missionary_work/Missionary%20Work%202013.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Helicopter crash kills top cleric . September 12, 2004 . CNN.