The Church of Greece (, ), part of the wider

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, is one of the

autocephalous Autocephaly (; ) is the status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. The term is primarily used in Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches. The status has been compared with t ...

churches which make up the communion of

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. Its canonical territory is confined to the borders of Greece prior to the

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of 1912–1913 (" Old Greece"), with the rest of Greece (the "New Lands",

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

, and the

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) being subject to the jurisdiction of the

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. 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

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of the Church of Greece is the archbishop of Athens and All Greece.

Prevailing religion of Greece

Adherence to the

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was established as a definitive hallmark of Greek ethnic identity in the first modern Greek constitution, the " Epidaurus Law" of 1822, during the

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. The

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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 Canon law (from , , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical jurisdiction, ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its membe ...

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

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Church hierarchy

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 Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: ''Hierà Sýnodos tês Ekklēsías tês Helládos'' ) under the ''

de jure In law and government, ''de jure'' (; ; ) describes practices that are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. The phrase is often used in contrast with '' de facto'' ('from fa ...

'' presidency of the

Archbishop of Athens The Archbishopric of Athens () is a Greek Orthodox archiepiscopal see based in the city of Athens, Greece. It is the senior see of Greece, and the seat of the autocephalous Church of Greece. Its incumbent (since 2008) is Ieronymos II 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

. 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

, 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

( Church of Crete), the

, and the Monastic state of Holy Mount Athos remain under the direct jurisdiction of the

Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (, ; ; , "Roman Orthodox Patriarchate, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul") is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed ...

; 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

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 (

archimandrite The title archimandrite (; ), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot ('' hegumenos'', , present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") whom a bishop appointed to supervise several "ordinary" abbots and monaste ...

s). Women may also take monastic vows and become

nun A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 5 ...

s, 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

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 The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...

date for fixed feasts. Those who refused to adopt this change are known as

Old Calendarists Old Calendarists ( Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Eastern Orthodox Ch ...

(''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 deceased Archbishop Chrysostomos II Kioussis (Kallinikos Sarantopoulos as of today). 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

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History

Greece was an

early center of Christianity Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church or Paleo-Christianity, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325. Christianity spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and bey ...

. Upon formation of the

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, the Church was formerly a part of the

. 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

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 Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother in her functions of nourishing and protecting the believer. It may also refer to the primary church of a Christian denomination or diocese, i.e. a cathedral church, or ...

". There were only four bishops, and they had political roles. 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. 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 travelling 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.

Zoë movement

The 20th-century religious revival was led by the Zoë movement, which was founded in 1911. It's a christian sect that deviates away from the principles of Greek Orthodox Church. 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 7,800 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. 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 4,500 priests had any education beyond the elementary level. By 1959, out of 7,000 priests no more than five percent had completed university and seminary training. Monastic life declined sharply, although it continued at remote

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; ) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox monasticism. The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...

. 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.Latourette, '' Christianity in a Revolutionary Age'' (1961) 4: 523–527

Administration and Hierarchy of the Throne

Head of the Church of Greece and of the Holy Synod is Archbishop Ieronymos II (Ioannis Liapis),

and All

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(2008–).

Metropolises and metropolitans of the Church of Greece

Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big city b ...

of Aetolia and Acarnania: Damaskinos Kiametis (2022–) * Metropolis of Argolis: Nektarios Anttonopoulos (2013–) *

of Arta: Kallinikos Korombokis (2016–) *

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia (), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallonia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regio ...

: Dimitrios Argiros (2015–) *

Chalcis Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

, 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–) *

of Demetrias and

Almyros Almyros or Halmyros (, ) is a town and a municipality of the regional units of Greece, regional unit of Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia, modern regions of Greece, region of Thessaly, Greece. It lies in the center of prosperous fertile plain know ...

: Ignatios (Panagiotis) Georgakopoulos (1998–) * Metropolis of Elis and Olena: Athanasios Bachos (2022–) *

Glyfada Glyfada (, ) is a town and a suburb in the South Athens regional unit located in the Athens Riviera along the coast of Saronic Gulf. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens urban area. The area stretches from ...

and Aexoni: Antonios Avramiotis (2019–) *

Gortyna Gortyna (; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα). According to Stephanus of Byzantium it was or ...

and

Megalopolis A megalopolis () or a supercity, also called a megaregion, is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on. They are integrated enough ...

: Nikiforos Eustathiou (2022–) *

of Gytheion and

Oitylo Oitylo (), known as "Βίτσουλο", pronounced Vitsoulo, in the native Maniot dialect, is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local ...

(

Mani Mani may refer to: People * Mani (name), (), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) ** Mani (prophet) (c. 216–274), a 3rd century Iranian prophet who founded Manichaeism ** Mani (musician) (born 1962), an English ...

from 2010): Chrysostomos Papathanasiou (2018–) *

of Hydra,

Spetses Spetses (, "Pityussa") is an island in Attica, Greece. It is counted among the Saronic Islands group. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolis and Corinthia Prefecture, which is now split into Argolis and Corinthia. In ancient ...

and

Aegina Aegina (; ; ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina (mythology), Aegina, the mother of the mythological hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and became its king. ...

: Ephraem (Evangelos) Stenakis (2001–) *

of Kalavrita and

Aigialeia Aigialeia (, ) is a municipality and a former Provinces of Greece, province (επαρχία) in the eastern part of the Achaea regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The municipality has an area of 723.063 km2. ...

: Ieronymos (Nikolaos) Karmas (2019–) *

Karpenisi Karpenisi (, ) is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Evrytania. Karpenisi lies within the valley of the river Karpenisiotis (Καρπενησιώτης), a tributary of the Megdovas, in the southern part of the ...

: Georgios Rempelos (2016–) *

of Karystos and

Skyros Skyros (, ), in some historical contexts Romanization of Greek, Latinized Scyros (, ), is an island in Greece. It is the southernmost island of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC, the island was known as ...

: Seraphim (Sokrates) Roris (1968–) *

of Kessariani,

Vyronas Vyronas () is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. ...

and Hymettus: Daniel (Dionysios) Pourtsouklis (2000–) *

Kifissia Kifisia or Kifissia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; , ) is a municipality and one of the most affluent northern suburbs in the Athens agglomeration, Attica, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to ...

, Amaroussion and Oropos: Kyrillos (Konstantinos) Misiakoulis¹ (2010–) *

Kythira Kythira ( ; ), also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira, is an island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed as one of the seven main Ionian Islands, although it is dist ...

: Seraphim (lambros) Stergioulis (2005–) *

of Ilion, Acharnes and Petroupolis: Athenagoras (Georgios) Dikaiakos¹ (2010–) * Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos: Hieronimos Nikolopoulos (2018–) *

of Leucada and Ithaca: Theofilos (Konstantinos) Manolatos (2008–) *

of Mantineia and Kynouria: Alexandros Papadopoulos (1995–) *

Megara Megara (; , ) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis Island, Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken ...

and Salamis: Konstantinos Giakoumakis (2014–) *

Mesogeia The Mesogeia or Mesogaia (, "Midlands") is a geographical region of Attica in Greece. History The term designates since antiquity the inland portion of the Attic peninsula. The term acquired a technical meaning with the reforms of Cleisthenes in ...

and

Lavreotiki Lavreotiki is a Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greece, Greek regional unit of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium (''Lavrio''). It is historica ...

: Nikolaos Hatzinikolaou (2004–) *

Messinia Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) is a regional units of Greece, regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese Administrative regions of Greece, region, in Greece. Until the implementatio ...

: Chrysostomos (Georgios) Savvatos (2007–) *

Monemvasia Monemvasia (, or ) is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located in mainland Greece on a tied island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea. Monemvasia is connected to the rest of the mainland by a ...

and

Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...

: Eustathios (Konstantinos) Speliotis (1980–) * Metropolis of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios: Hierotheos Vlachos (1995–) *

Nea Ionia Nea Ionia (, meaning New Ionia) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part ...

and

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: (2014–) *

of New Smyrna: Symeon (Periklis) Koutsas (2002–) *

Nicaea Nicaea (also spelled Nicæa or Nicea, ; ), also known as Nikaia (, Attic: , Koine: ), was an ancient Greek city in the north-western Anatolian region of Bithynia. It was the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seve ...

: Alexios Vryonis (1995–) *

of Paronaxia (Paros, Naxos Island, Naxos and Antiparos): Kallinikos (Nikolaos) Demenopoulos (2008–) *Metropolis of Patras: Chrysostomos (Christos) Sklifas (2005–) *

of Peristeri: Gregorios Papathomas (2021–) *

of Phocis: Theoktistos (Theodore) Kloukinas (2014–) *

of Phthiotis: Symeon Voliotis (2019–) *

of Piraeus: Seraphim Mentzenopoulos (2006–) *

of Kalabaka, Stagi and Meteora: Theoklitos Lamprinakos (2017–) *

of Syros, Tinos, Andros, Kea (island), Kea and Milos: Dorotheos Polykandriotis (2001–) *

of Thessaliotida, Ithomi, Karditsa, Fanari and Farsala, Pharsalos: Timotheos (Nikolaos) Anthis (2014–) *Metropolis of Thebes and Livadeia: Georgios Matzouranis (2008–) *

of Santorini, Thera, Amorgos and the Islands: Amfilochios Rousakis (2021–) *

of Kyparissia, Trifyllia and Olympia, Greece, Olympia: Chrysostomos (Alexandros) Stavropoulos (2007–) *

of Trikala, Trikke and Kalabaka, Stagi²: Chrysostomos Nasis (2015–), the metropolis was renamed "Trikis, Gardikiou and Pylis" in 2021 *

of Zakynthos and Strophades: Dionysios (Dimitrios) Sifnaios (2011–) Notes
¹ In 2010 the

of Attica was split into 2 new Metropolis (religious jurisdiction), Metropolises, the Metropolis of

, Amaroussion and Oropos (temporary Vicar: the Metropolitan of

) and the Metropolis of Ilion, Acharnes and Petroupolis (temporary Vicar: the Metropolitan of

)
² The Metropolis of Trikala, Trikke was separated from the Metropolis of Kalabaka, Stagi (and Meteora) in 1981 but still bears the titular name "Trikala, Trikke and Kalabaka, Stagi"

Titular metropolises and metropolitans

of Achelous River, Acheloos (Agrinio): Vacant *

of Achaea, Achaia: Athanasios Hatzopoulos (2007–)

Titular dioceses and bishops

*Diocese of Euripos: Chrysostomos (Marios) Panagopoulos (2019–) *Diocese of Avia, Messenia, Stavropigi: Alexios (Stamatios) Psoinos (2023–) *Diocese of Kavala, Christopolis: Vacant *Diocese of Feres, Magnesia, Velestino: Damaskinos (Ioannis) Kasanakis (2003–) *Diocese of Lake Koroneia, Koronia: Panteleimon Kathreptidis (2003–) *Diocese of Nevropoli Agrafon, Neochori: Pavlos Athanatos (1995–) *Diocese of Marathon, Greece, Marathon: Vacant *Diocese of Thermopylae: Ioannis Sakellariou (2000–) *Diocese of Fanari, Karditsa, Fanari: Agathangelos (Vasileios) Haramantidis (2003–) *Diocese of Paramythia, Photice : Nektarios (Ioannis) Milionis (2023–) *Diocese of Tanagra: Apostolos Kavaliotis (2023–) *Diocese of Filiatra, Christianoupolis: Prokopios Petridis (2010–) *Diocese of Eleusina, Eleusis: Dorotheos Mourtsoukos (2009–) *Diocese of Rentina, Karditsa, Rentina: Vacant *Diocese of Androusa: Constantios Panagiotakopoulos (2018–) *Diocese of Epidaurus: Vacant *Diocese of Oleni: Vacant

Metropolises and metropolitans of the New Lands

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

) *

of Alexandroupolis: Anthimos (Christos) Koukouridis (2004–) *

of Chios, Psara and Inousses and Exarchate of All Ionia: Markos Vasilakis (1965–) *

of Didymoteichon and Orestias and Exarchate of Haemus Mons, Haemimontos: Damaskinos (Minas) Karpathakis (2009–) *

of Drama, Greece, Drama: Dorotheos Paparis (2022–) *

of Dropull, Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa and Exarchate of Northern Epirus: Andreas Trebelas (1995–) *

of Edessa, Greece, Edessa, Pella and Almopia: Ioel (Panagiotis) Fragkakis (2002–) *

of Elassona and Exarchate of Mount Olympus: Hariton Toumpas (2014–) *

of Eleftheroupolis and Exarchate of Pangaion Hills, Pangaeon: Chrysostomos (Ioannis) Avajianos (2004–) *

of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia: Ireneus (Marios) Laftsis (2023–) *

of Goumenissa, Axioupoli and Polykastro: Dimitrios Bekiaris-Mavrogonatos (1991–) *

of Grevena: David Tzioumakas (2014–) *

of Ierissos,

and Ardameri: Theoklitos Athanasopoulos (2012–) *

of Ioannina and Exarchate of Epirus (region), Epirus: Maximos Papagiannis (2014–) *

of Kassandria and Exarchate of All the Thermaic Gulf: Nikodemos (Konstantinos) Korakis (2001–) *Metropolis of Kastoria and Exarchate of Upper Macedonia: Kallinikos Georgatos (2021–) *

of Pydna, Kitros, Katerini and Platamonas and Exarchate of Pieria (regional unit), Pieria: Georgios Chrysostomou (2014–) *

of Langadas: Platon Krikris (2021–) *

of Lemnos and Agios Efstratios and Exarchate of the North Aegean: Ierotheos Calogeropoulos (2019–) *

of Maronia and Komotini and Exarchate of Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope: Panteleimon Moutafis (2013–) *

of Mithymna: Chrysostomos (Kyriakos) Kalamatianos (1984–) *

of Mytilini, Eresos and Plomari: Iakovos Frantzis (1988–) *

of Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Neapolis and Stavroupolis: Varnavas (Markos) Tyris (2004–) *

of Nea Krini and Kalamaria: Ioustinos Bardakas (2015–) *

of Nea Zichni, Zichni and Kato Nevrokopi, Nevrokopion: Ierotheos (Dimitrios) Tsoliakos (2003–) *

of Nicopolis and Preveza and Exarchate of Epirus Vetus, Old Epirus: Chrysostomos Tsirigkas (2012–) *

of Paramythia, Filiates, Filiates, Giromeri and Parga and Exarchate of Thesprotia: Serapion (Ioannis) Michalakis (2023–) *

of Philippi, Kavala, Neapolis and Thasos: Stefanos Tolios (2017–) *

of Dojran, Polyani and Kilkision: Bartholomew Antoniou-Triantafyllides (2021–) *

of Samos and Ikaria: Eusebios (Evangelos) Pistolis (1995–) *

of Serres and Nigrita: Theologos (Ioannis) Apostolidis (2003–) *Metropolis of Servia and Kozani: Pavlos Papalexiou (2004–) *

of Sidirokastro, Siderokastron: Makarios (Sotirios) Philotheou (2001–) *

of Askio, Kozani, Sisanion and Siatista: Athanasios Giannousas (2019–) *Metropolis of Thessaloniki: Filotheos (Theocharis) Theocharis (2023–) *

of Veria and Naousa, Imathia, Naousa: Panteleimon (Ioannis) Kalpakidis (1994–) *

of Xanthi and Battle of Peritheorion, Peritheorion and Exarchate of Western Thrace: Panteleimon (Michael) Kalaphatis (1995–)

References

Bibliography

*Tomkinson, John L.,
Between Heaven and Earth: The Greek Church
', Anagnosis (Athens, 2004)
Online Greek Orthodox Typikon

External links

*
Anagnosis Books Greek Church Pages

Map of Old & New Lands

Article on the Church of Greece by Ronald Roberson on the CNEWA website
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