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His Eminence '''Joel (Fragkakis) of Edessa and Pella''' is the [[Metropolitan]] of the Metropolis of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia under the administration of the [[Church of Greece]]. The [[Metropolis of Edessa and Pella]] is a metropolis in the New Lands of Greece, under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]. [http://www.patriarchate.org/patriarchate/jurisdiction/administration/dioceses/new-lands]. He has served as the ruling hierarch of the metropolis since 2002.  

==Life==
Panagiotis Frangakis was born in 1949 in Nice, Piraeus. He graduated from the Theological School of Athens. Entering the [[Holy Orders]], he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] in 1975, receiving the name Joel, and a [[priest]] in 1979. Father Joel was elected to the [[episcopate]] in 2002 and was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Metropolitan of Edessa and Pella on [[October 15]], 2002.

Metr. Joel has written many articles, particularly those on hymnography.

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==Sources==
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Edesses/Edesses.html   Edessa, Pella and Almopia]  In Greek
*[http://www.patriarchate.org/patriarchate/hierarchy-of-the-throne/metropolitans-new-lands/joel-of-edessa-and-pella  Joel of Edessa and Pella]

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Edessa]]
[[Category: 21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: University of Athens Theology School Graduates]]