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The '''Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thassos''' is located in Greek Macedonia. The Metropolis 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. 

Since 1924, Neapolis, now Kavala, is the [[see|seat]] of the [[metropolitan]] [[bishop]] of metropolis. 

==History==
As recorded in chapter sixteen of the [[Acts of the Apostles]] (16:11), it was in Neapolis that  the [[Apostle Paul]] and his [[disciple]]s [[Apostle Silas|Silas]], [[Apostle Timothy|Timothy]], and [[Apostle Luke|Luke]]  first arrived in Europe. In the year 49 in Philippi, Paul preached for the first time in Europe and established the first European Christian community. Subsequently, he visited the city again in 56 and 57.

The first [[church]] attested in Neapolis was a small building that was probably originally a small prayer house. Around 343, a [[basilica]] dedicated to Paul was built, as identified by a mosaic on the pavement. During the later centuries, the town possessed a [[cathedral]] that at the time rivaled the churches in [[Constantinople]].

==Ruling hierarch==
*[[Prokopios (Tsakoumakas) of Filippoi|Prokopios (Tsakoumakas)]]   1974 – Present

==Sources==
*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/313515/Kavala Britannica: Kavala]
*[http://www.sunshinegreece.com/en/?p=453  Kavala-Philippi]
*[http://www.planetware.com/kavala/philippi-gr-mac-phil.htm  Philippi]

==External links==
*[http://www.im-philippon.gr/ Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thassos official website] (Greek)
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/ Church of Greece website] (Greek and English)

[[Category:Dioceses|Filippoi, Neapolis and Thasos]]
[[Category:Greek Dioceses|Filippoi, Neapolis and Thasos]]