Metropolis of Kastoria
The Metropolis of Kastoria (Gr:Καστοριά), is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the jurisdiction of the Church of Constantinople but de facto are administered for practical reasons as part of the Church of Greece under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople.
The metropolis is located in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia.
Contents
[hide]Metropolitans
- Seraphim (Papakostas) 1996 - Present
- Gregorios III (Papoutsopoulos) 1985-1996[1]
- Gregorios II (Maistros) 1974-1985[2]
- Dorotheos (Giannaropoulos) 1958-1973[3]
- Nikiphoros (Papasideris) 1936-1958[4]
- Ioakeim (Leptidis) 1911-1931[5]
- Ioakeim (Vaxevanidis) 1908-1911[6]
- Germanos (Karavangelis) 1900-1908[7][8]
Monasteries
- Monastery of Holy Melissotopou For Men
- Monastery of Holy Vassiliadis For Men
- Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa For Men
- Monastery of St. George Eptahori For Men
- Monastery of Panagia Kleisouras For Women
- Monastery of St. Nicholas Tsirilovou For Women
Reference
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Γρηγόριος ο Γ’ (Παπουτσόπουλος). Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Γρηγόριος ο Β’ (Μαΐστρος). Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Δωρόθεος Γιανναρόπουλος. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Νικηφόρος Παπασιδέρης. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Ιωακείμ Λεπτίδης. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Ιωακείμ Βαξεβανίδης. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ (Greek) Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.
- Jump up ↑ Basil K. Gounaris, The Macedonian Struggle 1903-1912, p514
Sources
- Holy Metropolis of Kastoria
- Kastoria In Greek
