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The Holy '''Archdiocese of Memphis''' is a [[diocese]] in Egypt under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa.
The see of Memphis was supressed on [[December 15]], 1927, in place of the [[Archdiocese of Hermopolis]]. It remained a titular archbishopric until [[November 30]], 1972, when it regained part of its old territory upon the election of Abp. Nicodemus.
==Ruling Bishops==
* Nectarios I (Iordanidis) 1909–1924
<small>(supressed in 1927 due to vacancyto reestablish the [[Archdiocese of Hermopolis]])</small>
* Hilarion (Koiverakis) 1968–1972
<small>(gained territory from the Archdiocese of Hermopolis)</small>
* Nicodemus (Galiatsatos) 1972–1974
* [[Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou) of Leontopolis|Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou)]] 1974–1988
