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The '''Metropolis of Aitolia and Acarnania''', also known as ''Aitoloakarnania'' (Gr: Αιτωλοακαρνανία), is the largest Metropolis under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of Greece]]; it is a combination of the [[w:Aetolia|Aetolia]] and [[w:Acarnania|Acarnania]] [[w:prefecture|prefecture]]s located in the western part of [[w:Greece|Greece]]. This Metropolis was founded in its modern form from 1922.

==Metropolitans==
# His Eminence Metropolitan Porfyrios (1833-1838)
# His Eminence Metropolitan Ioerotheos (Aristarhos) (1841-1852)
# His Eminence Metropolitan Theofilos (Blahopapadopoulos) (1852-1862)
# His Eminence Metropolitan Parthenios (Akylas) (1892-1914)*
# His Eminence Metropolitan Konstantinos (Konstantinidis) (1922-1934)
# His Eminence Metropolitan Ierotheos (Paraskevopoulos( (1934-1961)
# His Eminence Metropolitan [[Theoklitos (Avrantinis) of Aetolia|Theoklitos (Arvanitis)]] (1965-2005)
# His Eminence Metropolitan [[Cosmas (Papachristos) of Aetolia|Cosmas (Papachristos)]]  (2005 - Present)


==Structure==
The Metropolis is a combination of 212 local churches and 582 small chapels. There are 15 monasteries in total.

==Monasteries==
'''Male monasteries:'''
#The Holy Monastery of St. Eleousa ([[w:Messolonghi|Messolonghi]], [[w:Aetolia-Acarnania|Aetolia]])
#The Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary ([[w:Myrtea|Myerta]], [[w:Aetolia-Acarnania|Aetolia]]))
#The Holy Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos in Retha
#The Holy Monastery of St. George ([[w:Astakos|Astakos]], [[w:Aetolia-Acarnania|Aetolia]])
#The Holy Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos, in Romvos

'''Female convents:'''
#The Holy Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos in Katerinous
#The Holy Monastery of the Birth of Theotokos in Ligovitsi
#The Holy Monastery of St. Symeon ([[w:Messolongi|Messolongi]], [[w:Aetolia-Acarnania|Aetolia]])
#The Holy Monastery of the Pantokrator "Almighty" ([[w:Angelokastro (Aetolia-Acarnania)|Angelokastro]], [[w:Aetolia-Acarnania|Aetolia]])
#The Holy Monastery of St. Kosmas the Aitolian - Building under construction 2007-2008.

==Local Saints or feasts==
* St. [[Kosmas Aitolos|Kosmas the Aitolian]] (1714-1779), commemorated [[August 24]].
* St. Spyridon of Mesologgi
* St. Christoforos of Agrinio
* St. Athanasios of Amphilohias
* Holy new-Martyr John of Agrinio
* St. Vlasios of Sklaveni


==Institutions==
*Drosinio Orphanage
*Sevilion Home for the Aged

==Communications==
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===Newspapers===
* ''Kosmas o Etolos'' (''St. Kosmas from Etolia'') monthly periodical

==Source==
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/ Church of Greece Website] (Greek and English)

[[Category:Greek Dioceses|Aitolia and Akarnania]]