Panteleimon Sklavos

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His Grace, Panteleimon Sklavos (Greek: Παντελεήμων Σκλάβος) was the Greek Orthodox auxiliary bishop of Adelaide and then Melbourne, Australia until 1984.

His formal title is His Grace Panteleimon, bishop of Theoupolis. (Θεοφιλέστατος Επίσκοπος Θεουπόλεως Παντελεήμων.)

In 1984, following an argument with the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Archbishop Stylianos, Bishop Panteleimon returned to his native city of Thessaloniki, Greece. He taught theology at various schools and is now in retirement. Bishop Panteleimon presided over a period of dynamic growth within the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia. He founded many churches and parishes in both Adelaide and Melbourne. Since his departure in 1984, his applications to visit Australia as a hierarch have been denied by Archbishop Stylianos.