Athinagoras Karakonstantakis

Bishop Athinagoras (born secular name: Georgios Karakonstantakis, Greek: Γεώργιος Καρακωνσταντάκης) was born in 1984 in Heraklion, Crete. He was the former Archdeacon of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and since September 2025, is the Regional Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra.

Early life and education Georgios Karakonstantakis was born to Manolis Karakonstantakis, a former PASOK executive, Georgios later found himself in the United States, taking postgraduate studies at Stanford University. At an extraordinary meeting of the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, on 22 August 2025 in Sydney, Australia, two triprosopon ("three-person" in Greek) lists were created for the positions of Regional Bishop of Canberra and Auxiliary Bishop to the Archbishop. Athinagoras was listed on the triprosopon for Regional Bishop of Canberra. The two lists were taken to the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, which elected Athinagoras as Regional Bishop of Canberra, and Archimandrite Christophoros Krikelis as Auxiliary Bishop to the Archbishop.

Hearing the news of his election, the Higher Patriarchal Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete, where Bishop-elect Athinagoras studied, congratulated him and noted that he "was one of our finest students, distinguished for his consistency, love of learning, high academic performance, and sincere respect for the educational process."

On 26 September 2025, Bishop-elect (Archdeacon) Athinagoras was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Makarios of Australia, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Redfern, New South Wales. Bishop-elect Athinagoras was then ordained to the episcopate the day after, on 27 September 2025.