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The '''Metropolis of Veria and Naousa''' is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that is within the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]] but de facto is 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 Greek Macedonia in northern Greece. 

==History==
The city of [[w:Veria|Veria]] is built on the site of the ancient city of Berea where, according to [[Acts of the Apostles]] 17:10-15, the [[Apostle Paul]] and [[Apostle Silas|Silas]] preached to the inhabitants after leaving [[Thessalonica]] in the years 49 or 52 during his second [[missionary]] journey.[http://www.apostlepaulthefilm.com/paul/journeys.htm] The city was the [[see|seat]] of a [[bishop]] at an early date.[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626355/Veroia]

==Metropolitans==
*[[Panteleimon (Kalpakidis) of Veria|Panteleimon (Kalpakidis)]]  1994 - Present
*Daniel  1769 - 1799<ref>[http://www.ems.gr/analytikos-katalogos-ekdoseon/makedonika/makedonika-35.html  Athanasios G. Voudouris]</ref>

==Monasteries==
*Skete of Prodromos (St. John the Baptist)   For Men
*Monastery of Panagia at Dovra  For Men
*Monastery of [[Panagia Soumela]] at Kastania[http://pontosworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1464&Itemid=98]    For Men

*Monastery of Timios Prodromos (St. John the Baptist) at Naousa  For Women
*Monastery of St. Athanasios Sfinitsas at Agathia
*Monastery of St. Kiriaki at Loutro

==Reference==
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==Sources==
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/EnDioceses/Veroia.html  Holy Metropolis of Veroia and Naousa]
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/VeriasNaousis/VeriasNaousis.html  Veria, Naoussa and Champagne]  In Greek

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[[Category:Greek Dioceses|Veria]]