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January 13, 2023

"Orthodox Church of Greece" redirects here. For the Old Calendarist church by that name, see Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance).

The Church of Greece (Greek: Ἐκκλησία τῆς Ἑλλάδος, romanized: Ekklēsía tē̂s Helládos, IPA: [ekliˈsi.a tis eˈlaðos]), part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Its canonical territory is confined to the borders of Greece prior to the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 ("Old Greece"), with the rest of Greece (the "New Lands", Crete, and the Dodecanese) being subject to the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. However, most of the dioceses of the Metropolises of the New Lands are de facto administered as part of the Church of Greece for practical reasons, under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople. The primate of the Church of Greece is the archbishop of Athens and All Greece.


Church of Greece
Seal of the Church of Greece
ClassificationEastern Orthodox
OrientationGreek Orthodoxy
ScriptureSeptuagint, New Testament
TheologyEastern Orthodox theology, Palamism
PolityEpiscopal
PrimateIeronymos II of Athens
Bishops101
Priests8,515
Monastics3,541
Monasteries541
LanguageGreek (Katharevousa)
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersMetropolitan Cathedral of Athens and Petraki Monastery, Athens
TerritoryGreece
FounderDionysius the Areopagite (tradition)
Origin
Achaea, Roman Empire
Independence1833
RecognitionAutocephaly recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1850 (Tomos dated June 29, 1850)
SeparationsGreek Old Calendarists
(Orthodox Church of Greece) (1979)
Members10 million[1]
Official websiteecclesia.gr

Prevailing religion of Greece

 
According to the constitution, Greek Orthodoxy is the prevailing religion of Greece; this is reinforced by displays of the Greek flag and national emblem at church properties.

Adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church was established as a definitive hallmark of Greek ethnic identity in the first modern Greek constitution, the "Epidaurus Law" of 1822, during the Greek War of Independence. The preamble of all subsequent Greek constitutions simply states "In the name of the Holy, Consubstantial, and Indivisible Trinity" and the Orthodox Church of Christ is established as the "prevailing" religion of Greece.

Mainstream Orthodox clergy salaries and pensions are paid by the State, at rates comparable to those of teachers. The church had previously compensated the State by a tax of 35% on ordinary revenues of the church but, in 2004, this tax was abolished by Law 3220/2004. By virtue of its status as the prevailing religion, the canon law of the Church is recognized by the Greek government in matters pertaining to church administration. This is governed by the "Constitution of the Church of Greece", which was voted by Parliament into law. Religious marriages and baptisms are legally equivalent to their civil counterparts and the relevant certificates are issued by officiating clergy. All Greek Orthodox students in primary and secondary schools in Greece attend religious instruction. Liaisons between church and state are handled by the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs.

Church hierarchy

 
The religious jurisdictions of the Church of Greece (in blue) in Greece

Supreme authority is vested in the synod of all the diocesan bishops who have metropolitan status (the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, Greek: Ἱερὰ Σύνοδος τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Ἑλλάδος Hierà Sýnodos tês Ekklēsías tês Helládos [ieˈra ˈsinoðos tis ekliˈsias tis eˈlaðos]) under the de jure presidency of the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece. This synod deals with general church issues. The Standing Synod is under the same presidency, and consists of the Primate and 12 bishops; each members serves for one term on a rotating basis and deals with administrative details.

The church is organized into 81 dioceses, of which 36, located in northern Greece and in the major islands in the north and northeast Aegean, are nominally and spiritually under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Patriarchate retains certain privileges over and in them—for example, their bishops have to acknowledge the Patriarch as their own primate during prayers. They are called the "New Lands" (Νέαι Χώραι, or Néai Chōrai) as they became part of the modern Greek state only after the Balkan Wars, and are represented by 6 of the 12 bishops of the Standing Synod. A bishop elected to one of the Sees of the New Lands has to be confirmed by the Patriarch of Constantinople before assuming his duties. These dioceses are administered by the Church of Greece "in stewardship" and their bishops retain their right of appeal (the "ékklēton") to the Patriarch.

The dioceses of Crete (Church of Crete), the Dodecanese, and the Monastic state of Holy Mount Athos remain under the direct jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople; they are not part of the Church of Greece. The Archdiocese of Crete enjoys semiautonomous status: new bishops are elected by the local Synod of incumbents, and the Archbishop is appointed by the Ecumenical Patriarchate from a three-person list (the triprósōpon) drawn by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs from among the incumbent Metropolitans of Crete.

Clergy and monastics

As in other Orthodox Christian churches, male graduates of seminaries run by the church (and financed by the Greek State), may be ordained as deacons and eventually priests. They are allowed to marry before their ordination as deacons, but not afterwards. The vast majority of parish clergy in Greece are married. Alternatively, they may enter monasteries and/or take monastic vows. Monastics who are ordained as priests, and possess a university degree in theology, are eligible as candidates for the episcopate (archimandrites). Women may also take monastic vows and become nuns, but they are not ordained.

Monasteries are either affiliated to their local diocese, or directly to one of the Orthodox Patriarchates; in the latter case they are called "Stauropegiac" monasteries (Stayropēgiaká, "springs of the Cross").

Old Calendarists

Main article: Greek Old Calendarists

A split (schism) occurred within the church in 1924 when the Holy Synod decided to replace the Old Calendar (Julian) with a hybrid calendar—the so-called "Revised Julian Calendar"—which maintained a modified Julian dating method for Pascha while adopting the Gregorian Calendar date for fixed feasts. Those who refused to adopt this change are known as Old Calendarists (palaioimerologites in Greek) and still follow the old Julian Calendar. They themselves have suffered several schisms, and not all Old Calendarists comprise one church. They refer to themselves as "Genuine Orthodox Christians". The largest group associating itself with Old Calendarists is the Synod of Archbishop Chrysostomos II Kioussis. This Synod obtained government recognition as a valid Orthodox church, although it is not in communion with the Church of Greece nor with the other Eastern Orthodox churches.

History

Main articles: Orthodoxy in Greece and Greek Orthodox Church
 
Paul the Apostle delivering the Areopagus sermon in Athens. Raphael, 1515
 
Dionysius the Areopagite, first bishop of Athens

Greece was an early center of Christianity. Upon formation of the Patriarchate, the Church was formerly a part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Under Ottoman rule, the Muslims exercised no control over the church. With the establishment of the Greek kingdom, however, the government decided to take control of the church, breaking away from the patriarch in Constantinople. The government declared the church to be autocephalous in 1833 in a political decision of the Bavarian Regents acting for King Otto, who was a minor. The decision roiled Greek politics for decades as royal authorities took increasing control. The new status was finally recognized as such by the Patriarchate in 1850, under compromise conditions with the issue of a special "Tomos" decree which brought it back to a normal status. As a result, it retains certain special links with the "mother church". There were only four bishops, and they had political roles.[2]

In 1833, Parliament dissolved 400 small monasteries having fewer than five monks or nuns. These monasteries played an important role in preserving the Greek language along with arts and tradition through generations of monks.[3] Priests were not salaried; in rural areas they were peasant farmers themselves, dependent for their livelihood on their farm work and from fees and offerings by parishioners. Their ecclesiastical duties were limited to administering the sacraments, supervising funerals, the blessings of crops, and exorcism. Few attended seminaries. By the 1840s, there was a nationwide revival, run by traveling preachers. The government arrested several and tried to shut down the revival, but it proved too powerful when the revivalists denounced three bishops for purchasing their office. By the 1880s the "Anaplasis" ("Regeneration") Movement led to renewed spiritual energy and enlightenment. It fought against the rationalistic and materialistic ideas that had seeped in from secular Western Europe. It promoted catechism schools and Bible study circles.[4]

Zoë movement

The 20th-century religious revival was led by the Zoë movement, which was founded in 1911. Based in Athens but operating in decentralized fashion, it reached a membership of laymen as well as some priests. The main activities include publications and the nationwide Sunday School movement in 7800 churches reaching 150,000 students. Zoë sponsored numerous auxiliaries and affiliated groups, including organizations for professional men, youth, parents, and young women nurses. A strong effort was made to circulate Bibles, illustrated novels, pamphlets, and other religious materials. A liturgical movement encouraged the laity to a greater awareness in the Eucharist, and more frequent Communion.[5] Seminaries were built in the 20th century, but most of the graduates entered teaching rather than parish work. In 1920, only 800 of Greece's 4500 priests had any education beyond the elementary level. By 1959, out of 7000 priests no more than five percent had completed university and seminary training. Monastic life declined sharply, although it continued at remote Mount Athos. Routine church life was highly disrupted by the Second World War and subsequent civil war, with many churches burned, and hundreds of priests and monks killed by the Germans on the one hand or the Communists on the other.[6]

Administration and Hierarchy of the Throne

Head of the Church of Greece and of the Holy Synod is Archbishop Ieronymos II (Ioannis Liapis), Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (2008–).

Metropolises and metropolitans of the Church of Greece

Notes
1 In 2010 the Metropolis of Attica was split into 2 new Metropolises, the Metropolis of Kifissia, Amaroussion and Oropos (temporary Vicar: the Metropolitan of Mesogeia) and the Metropolis of Ilion, Acharnes and Petroupolis (temporary Vicar: the Metropolitan of Megara)
2 The Metropolis of Trikke was separated from the Metropolis of Stagi (and Meteora) in 1981 but still bears the titular name "Trikke and Stagi"

Titular metropolises and metropolitans

Titular dioceses and bishops

Metropolises and metropolitans of the New Lands

(under the jurisdiction of Constantinople until 1928, then under Athens; except the Dodecanese)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Church of Greece". oikoumene.org. World Council of Churches. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutionary Age, II: The Nineteenth Century in Europe: The Protestant and Churches. (1959) 2: 479-481
  3. ^ "Monasteries".
  4. ^ Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutionary Age (1959) 2: 481-83
  5. ^ Demetrios J. Constantelos, The Zoë Movement in Greece," St. Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly (1959) vol 3 pp 1-15 online.
  6. ^ Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutionary Age (1961) 4: 523-27

Bibliography

  • Tomkinson, John L., Between Heaven and Earth: The Greek Church, Anagnosis (Athens, 2004) ISBN 960-87186-5-1
  • Online Greek Orthodox Typikondeprecated as of Feb. 2019.

Further reading

  • Aderny, Walter F. The Greek and Eastern Churches (1908) online
  • Fortescue, Adrian. The Orthodox Eastern Church (1929)
  • Kephala, Euphrosyne. The Church of the Greek People Past and Present (1930)
  • Latourette, Kenneth Scott. ' Christianity in a Revolutionary Age, II: The Nineteenth Century in Europe: The Protestant and Eastern Churches. (1959) 2: 479-484; Christianity in a Revolutionary Age, IV: The Twentieth Century in Europe: The Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Churches (1958)

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of Greece.
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  • at OrthodoxWiki
  • Anagnosis Books Greek Church Pages
  • (in Greek)
  • Article on the Church of Greece by Ronald Roberson on the CNEWA website

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the New Lands are de facto administered as part of the Church of Greece for practical reasons under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople The primate of the Church of Greece is the archbishop of Athens and All Greece Church of GreeceSeal of the Church of GreeceClassificationEastern OrthodoxOrientationGreek OrthodoxyScriptureSeptuagint New TestamentTheologyEastern Orthodox theology PalamismPolityEpiscopalPrimateIeronymos II of AthensBishops101Priests8 515Monastics3 541Monasteries541LanguageGreek Katharevousa LiturgyByzantine RiteHeadquartersMetropolitan Cathedral of Athens and Petraki Monastery AthensTerritoryGreeceFounderDionysius the Areopagite tradition OriginAchaea Roman EmpireIndependence1833RecognitionAutocephaly recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1850 Tomos dated June 29 1850 SeparationsGreek Old Calendarists Orthodox Church of Greece 1979 Members10 million 1 Official websiteecclesia wbr gr Contents 1 Prevailing religion of Greece 2 Church hierarchy 3 Clergy and monastics 4 Old Calendarists 5 History 5 1 Zoe movement 6 Administration and Hierarchy of the Throne 6 1 Metropolises and metropolitans of the Church of Greece 6 2 Titular metropolises and metropolitans 6 3 Titular dioceses and bishops 6 4 Metropolises and metropolitans of the New Lands 7 See also 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 Further reading 11 External linksPrevailing religion of Greece Edit According to the constitution Greek Orthodoxy is the prevailing religion of Greece this is reinforced by displays of the Greek flag and national emblem at church properties Adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church was established as a definitive hallmark of Greek ethnic identity in the first modern Greek constitution the Epidaurus Law of 1822 during the Greek War of Independence The preamble of all subsequent Greek constitutions simply states In the name of the Holy Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity and the Orthodox Church of Christ is established as the prevailing religion of Greece Mainstream Orthodox clergy salaries and pensions are paid by the State at rates comparable to those of teachers The church had previously compensated the State by a tax of 35 on ordinary revenues of the church but in 2004 this tax was abolished by Law 3220 2004 By virtue of its status as the prevailing religion the canon law of the Church is recognized by the Greek government in matters pertaining to church administration This is governed by the Constitution of the Church of Greece which was voted by Parliament into law Religious marriages and baptisms are legally equivalent to their civil counterparts and the relevant certificates are issued by officiating clergy All Greek Orthodox students in primary and secondary schools in Greece attend religious instruction Liaisons between church and state are handled by the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs Church hierarchy Edit The religious jurisdictions of the Church of Greece in blue in Greece Supreme authority is vested in the synod of all the diocesan bishops who have metropolitan status the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece Greek Ἱerὰ Synodos tῆs Ἐkklhsias tῆs Ἑllados Hiera Synodos tes Ekklesias tes Hellados ieˈra ˈsinodos tis ekliˈsias tis eˈlados under the de jure presidency of the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece This synod deals with general church issues The Standing Synod is under the same presidency and consists of the Primate and 12 bishops each members serves for one term on a rotating basis and deals with administrative details The church is organized into 81 dioceses of which 36 located in northern Greece and in the major islands in the north and northeast Aegean are nominally and spiritually under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Patriarchate retains certain privileges over and in them for example their bishops have to acknowledge the Patriarch as their own primate during prayers They are called the New Lands Neai Xwrai or Neai Chōrai as they became part of the modern Greek state only after the Balkan Wars and are represented by 6 of the 12 bishops of the Standing Synod A bishop elected to one of the Sees of the New Lands has to be confirmed by the Patriarch of Constantinople before assuming his duties These dioceses are administered by the Church of Greece in stewardship and their bishops retain their right of appeal the ekkleton to the Patriarch The dioceses of Crete Church of Crete the Dodecanese and the Monastic state of Holy Mount Athos remain under the direct jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople they are not part of the Church of Greece The Archdiocese of Crete enjoys semiautonomous status new bishops are elected by the local Synod of incumbents and the Archbishop is appointed by the Ecumenical Patriarchate from a three person list the triprosōpon drawn by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs from among the incumbent Metropolitans of Crete Clergy and monastics EditAs in other Orthodox Christian churches male graduates of seminaries run by the church and financed by the Greek State may be ordained as deacons and eventually priests They are allowed to marry before their ordination as deacons but not afterwards The vast majority of parish clergy in Greece are married Alternatively they may enter monasteries and or take monastic vows Monastics who are ordained as priests and possess a university degree in theology are eligible as candidates for the episcopate archimandrites Women may also take monastic vows and become nuns but they are not ordained Monasteries are either affiliated to their local diocese or directly to one of the Orthodox Patriarchates in the latter case they are called Stauropegiac monasteries Stayropegiaka springs of the Cross Old Calendarists EditMain article Greek Old Calendarists A split schism occurred within the church in 1924 when the Holy Synod decided to replace the Old Calendar Julian with a hybrid calendar the so called Revised Julian Calendar which maintained a modified Julian dating method for Pascha while adopting the Gregorian Calendar date for fixed feasts Those who refused to adopt this change are known as Old Calendarists palaioimerologites in Greek and still follow the old Julian Calendar They themselves have suffered several schisms and not all Old Calendarists comprise one church They refer to themselves as Genuine Orthodox Christians The largest group associating itself with Old Calendarists is the Synod of Archbishop Chrysostomos II Kioussis This Synod obtained government recognition as a valid Orthodox church although it is not in communion with the Church of Greece nor with the other Eastern Orthodox churches History EditMain articles Orthodoxy in Greece and Greek Orthodox Church Paul the Apostle delivering the Areopagus sermon in Athens Raphael 1515 Dionysius the Areopagite first bishop of Athens Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens St Andrew s Cathedral Patras Greece was an early center of Christianity Upon formation of the Patriarchate the Church was formerly a part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Under Ottoman rule the Muslims exercised no control over the church With the establishment of the Greek kingdom however the government decided to take control of the church breaking away from the patriarch in Constantinople The government declared the church to be autocephalous in 1833 in a political decision of the Bavarian Regents acting for King Otto who was a minor The decision roiled Greek politics for decades as royal authorities took increasing control The new status was finally recognized as such by the Patriarchate in 1850 under compromise conditions with the issue of a special Tomos decree which brought it back to a normal status As a result it retains certain special links with the mother church There were only four bishops and they had political roles 2 In 1833 Parliament dissolved 400 small monasteries having fewer than five monks or nuns These monasteries played an important role in preserving the Greek language along with arts and tradition through generations of monks 3 Priests were not salaried in rural areas they were peasant farmers themselves dependent for their livelihood on their farm work and from fees and offerings by parishioners Their ecclesiastical duties were limited to administering the sacraments supervising funerals the blessings of crops and exorcism Few attended seminaries By the 1840s there was a nationwide revival run by traveling preachers The government arrested several and tried to shut down the revival but it proved too powerful when the revivalists denounced three bishops for purchasing their office By the 1880s the Anaplasis Regeneration Movement led to renewed spiritual energy and enlightenment It fought against the rationalistic and materialistic ideas that had seeped in from secular Western Europe It promoted catechism schools and Bible study circles 4 Zoe movement Edit The 20th century religious revival was led by the Zoe movement which was founded in 1911 Based in Athens but operating in decentralized fashion it reached a membership of laymen as well as some priests The main activities include publications and the nationwide Sunday School movement in 7800 churches reaching 150 000 students Zoe sponsored numerous auxiliaries and affiliated groups including organizations for professional men youth parents and young women nurses A strong effort was made to circulate Bibles illustrated novels pamphlets and other religious materials A liturgical movement encouraged the laity to a greater awareness in the Eucharist and more frequent Communion 5 Seminaries were built in the 20th century but most of the graduates entered teaching rather than parish work In 1920 only 800 of Greece s 4500 priests had any education beyond the elementary level By 1959 out of 7000 priests no more than five percent had completed university and seminary training Monastic life declined sharply although it continued at remote Mount Athos Routine church life was highly disrupted by the Second World War and subsequent civil war with many churches burned and hundreds of priests and monks killed by the Germans on the one hand or the Communists on the other 6 Administration and Hierarchy of the Throne EditHead of the Church of Greece and of the Holy Synod is Archbishop Ieronymos II Ioannis Liapis Archbishop of Athens and All Greece 2008 Metropolises and metropolitans of the Church of Greece Edit Metropolis of Aetolia and Acarnania Damaskinos Kiametis 2022 Metropolis of Argolis Nektarios Anttonopoulos 2013 Metropolis of Arta Kallinikos Korombokis 2016 Metropolis of Cephalonia Dimitrios Argiros 2015 Metropolis of Chalcis Istiaia and Sporades Islands Chrysostomos Konstantinos Triantafyllou 2001 Metropolis of Corfu Paxoi and the Diapontian Islands Nektarios Dimitrios Dovas 2002 Metropolis of Corinth Dionysios Mantalos 2006 Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros Ignatios Panagiotis Georgakopoulos 1998 Metropolis of Elis and Olena Athanasios Bachos 2022 Metropolis of Glyfada and Aexoni Antonios Avramiotis 2019 Metropolis of Gortyna and Megalopolis Nikiforos Eustathiou 2022 Metropolis of Gytheion and Oitylo Metropolis of Mani from 2010 Chrysostomos Papathanasiou 2018 Metropolis of Hydra Spetses and Aegina Ephraem Evangelos Stenakis 2001 Metropolis of Kalavrita and Aigialeia Ieronymos Nikolaos Karmas 2019 Metropolis of Karpenisi Georgios Rempelos 2016 Metropolis of Karystos and Skyros Seraphim Sokrates Roris 1968 Metropolis of Kessariani Vyronas and Hymettus Daniel Dionysios Pourtsouklis 2000 Metropolis of Kifissia Amaroussion and Oropos Kyrillos Konstantinos Misiakoulis 1 2010 Metropolis of Kythira Seraphim lambros Stergioulis 2005 Metropolis of Ilion Acharnes and Petroupolis Athenagoras Georgios Dikaiakos 1 2010 Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos Hieronimos Nikolopoulos 2018 Metropolis of Leucada and Ithaca Theofilos Konstantinos Manolatos 2008 Metropolis of Mantineia and Kynouria Alexandros Papadopoulos 1995 Metropolis of Megara and Salamis Konstantinos Giakoumakis 2014 Metropolis of Mesogeia and Lavreotiki Nikolaos Hatzinikolaou 2004 Metropolis of Messinia Chrysostomos Georgios Savvatos 2007 Metropolis of Monemvasia and Sparta Eustathios Konstantinos Speliotis 1980 Metropolis of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios Hierotheos Vlachos 1995 Metropolis of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia Gabriel Papanicolaou el 2014 Metropolis of New Smyrna Symeon Periklis Koutsas 2002 Metropolis of Nicaea Alexios Vryonis 1995 Metropolis of Paronaxia Paros Naxos and Antiparos Kallinikos Nikolaos Demenopoulos 2008 Metropolis of Patras Chrysostomos Christos Sklifas 2005 Metropolis of Peristeri Gregorios Papathomas 2021 Metropolis of Phocis Theoktistios Theodore Kloukinas 2014 Metropolis of Phthiotis Symeon Voliotis 2019 Metropolis of Piraeus Seraphim Mentzenopoulos 2001 Metropolis of Stagi and Meteora Theoklitos Lamprinakos 2017 Metropolis of Syros Tinos Andros Kea and Milos Dorotheos Polykandriotis 2001 Metropolis of Thessaliotida Fanari and Pharsalos Timotheos Nikolaos Anthis 2014 Metropolis of Thebes and Livadeia Georgios Matzouranis 2008 Metropolis of Thera Amorgos and the Islands Amfilochios Rousakis 2021 Metropolis of Trifyllia and Olympia Chrysostomos Alexandros Stavropoulos 2007 Metropolis of Trikke and Stagi 2 Chrysostomos Nasis 2015 the metropolis at 2021 was renamed Trikis Gardikiou and Pylis Metropolis of Zakynthos and Strophades Dionysios Dimitrios Sifnaios 2011 Notes 1 In 2010 the Metropolis of Attica was split into 2 new Metropolises the Metropolis of Kifissia Amaroussion and Oropos temporary Vicar the Metropolitan of Mesogeia and the Metropolis of Ilion Acharnes and Petroupolis temporary Vicar the Metropolitan of Megara 2 The Metropolis of Trikke was separated from the Metropolis of Stagi and Meteora in 1981 but still bears the titular name Trikke and Stagi Titular metropolises and metropolitans Edit Metropolis of Euripos Vacant Metropolis of Acheloos Agrinio Vacant Metropolis of Stavropigi Vacant Metropolis of Achaia Athanasios Hatzopoulos 2007 Titular dioceses and bishops Edit Diocese of Christopolis Vacant Diocese of Velestino Damaskinos Ioannis Kasanakis 2003 Diocese of Koronia Panteleimon Kathreptidis 2003 Diocese of Neochori Pavlos Athanatos 1995 Diocese of Marathon Vacant Diocese of Thermopylae Ioannis Sakellariou 2000 Diocese of Fanari Agathangelos Vasileios Haramantidis 2003 Diocese of Photice Vacant Diocese of Tanagra Vacant Diocese of Christianoupolis Prokopios Petridis 2010 Diocese of Eleusis Dorotheos Mourtsoukos 2009 Diocese of Rentina Vacant Diocese of Androusa Constantios Panagiotakopoulos 2018 Diocese of Epidaurus Vacant Diocese of Oleni Vacant Metropolises and metropolitans of the New Lands Edit under the jurisdiction of Constantinople until 1928 then under Athens except the Dodecanese Metropolis of Alexandroupolis Anthimos Christos Koukouridis 2004 Metropolis of Chios Psara and Inousses and Exarchate of All Ionia Markos Vasilakis 1965 Metropolis of Didymoteichon and Orestias and Exarchate of Haemimontos Damaskinos Minas Karpathakis 2009 Metropolis of Drama Dorotheos Paparis 2022 Metropolis of Dryinoupolis Pogoniani and Konitsa and Exarchate of Northern Epirus Andreas Trebelas 1995 Metropolis of Edessa Pella and Almopia Ioel Panagiotis Fragkakis 2002 Metropolis of Elassona and Exarchate of Mount Olympus Hariton Toumpas 2014 Metropolis of Eleftheroupolis and Exarchate of Pangaeon Chrysostomos Ioannis Avajianos 2004 Metropolis of Florina Prespes and Eordaia Theoklitos Thomas Pasalis 2000 Metropolis of Goumenissa Axioupoli and Polykastro Dimitrios Bekiaris Mavrogonatos 1991 Metropolis of Grevena David Tzioumakas 2014 Metropolis of Ierissos Mount Athos and Ardameri Theoklitos Athanasopoulos 2012 Metropolis of Ioannina and Exarchate of Epirus Maximos Papagiannis 1975 Metropolis of Kassandria and Exarchate of All the Thermaic Gulf Nikodemos Konstantinos Korakis 2001 Metropolis of Kastoria and Exarchate of Upper Macedonia Kallinikos Georgatos 2021 Metropolis of Kitros Katerini and Platamonas and Exarchate of Pieria Georgios Chrysostomou 2014 Metropolis of Langadas Platon Krikris 2021 Metropolis of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios and Exarchate of the North Aegean Ierotheos Calogeropoulos 2019 Metropolis of Maronia and Komotini and Exarchate of Rhodope Panteleimon Moutafis 2013 Metropolis of Mithymna Chrysostomos Kyriakos Kalamatianos 1984 Metropolis of Mytilini Eresos and Plomari Iakovos Frantzis 1988 Metropolis of Neapolis and Stavroupolis Varnavas Markos Tyris 2004 Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria Ioustinos Bardakas 2015 Metropolis of Zichni and Nevrokopion Ierotheos Dimitrios Tsoliakos 2003 Metropolis of Nicopolis and Preveza and Exarchate of Old Epirus Chrysostomos Tsirigkas 2012 Metropolis of Paramythia Filiates Giromeri and Parga and Exarchate of Thesprotia Titos Sotirios Papanakos 1974 Metropolis of Philippi Neapolis and Thasos Stefanos Tolios 2017 Metropolis of Polyani and Kilkision Bartholomew Antoniou Triantafyllides 2021 Metropolis of Samos and Ikaria Eusebios Evangelos Pistolis 1995 Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita Theologos Ioannis Apostolidis 2003 Metropolis of Servia and Kozani Pavlos Papalexiou 2004 Metropolis of Siderokastron Makarios Sotirios Philotheou 2001 Metropolis of Sisanion and Siatista Athanasios Giannousas 2019 Metropolis of Thessaloniki Anthimos Dionysios Roussas 2004 Metropolis of Veria and Naousa Panteleimon Ioannis Kalpakidis 1994 Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheorion and Exarchate of Western Thrace Panteleimon Michael Kalaphatis 1995 See also Edit Christianity portal Greece portalHistory of the Eastern Orthodox Church List of Archbishops of Athens National church Religion in GreeceReferences Edit Church of Greece oikoumene org World Council of Churches Retrieved October 14 2017 Kenneth Scott Latourette Christianity in a Revolutionary Age II The Nineteenth Century in Europe The Protestant and Churches 1959 2 479 481 Monasteries Latourette Christianity in a Revolutionary Age 1959 2 481 83 Demetrios J Constantelos The Zoe Movement in Greece St Vladimir s Seminary Quarterly 1959 vol 3 pp 1 15 online Latourette Christianity in a Revolutionary Age 1961 4 523 27Bibliography EditTomkinson John L Between Heaven and Earth The Greek Church Anagnosis Athens 2004 ISBN 960 87186 5 1 Online Greek Orthodox Typikondeprecated as of Feb 2019 Further reading EditAderny Walter F The Greek and Eastern Churches 1908 online Fortescue Adrian The Orthodox Eastern Church 1929 Kephala Euphrosyne The Church of the Greek People Past and Present 1930 Latourette Kenneth Scott Christianity in a Revolutionary Age II The Nineteenth Century in Europe The Protestant and Eastern Churches 1959 2 479 484 Christianity in a Revolutionary Age IV The Twentieth Century in Europe The Roman Catholic Protestant and Eastern Churches 1958 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of Greece Official 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