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The '''Metropolis of Florina, Prespai, and Eordaia''' 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.

==Historical Appellations of the Metropolis==
* Diocese of [[w:Lygkos|Lygkos]] (4th c.)
* Diocese of [[w:Heraclea Lyncestis|Heraclea Lyncestis]] (5th c.)
* Diocese of [[w:Kella, Florina|Kellis]] (8th c.)
* Diocese of [[w:Almopia|Moglena]] (start 11th c.)
* Diocese of [[w:Almopia|Moglena]] and Moleschou (16th c.)
* Diocese of [[w:Almopia|Moglena]] and Katranitsis (1720)
* Metropolis of [[w:Almopia|Moglena]] and Florina (1912)
* Metropolis of Florina, [[w:Almopia|Almopia]], and Eordaia (1943)
* Metropolis of [[w:Florina|Florina]], [[w:Prespes|Prespai]], and [[w:Eordaia|Eordaia]] (1967)

==Metropolitan==
His Eminence [[Metropolitan]] [[Theoklitos (Passalis) of Florina]] has been the ruling bishop since 2000.

===Former hierarchs===
* [[Augustinos (Kantiotes) of Florina|Augustinos (Kantiotes)]] 1967 - 2000
* Chrysostomos (Kavourides) ca.1926 - 1932

==Monasteries in the metropolis==
=== For men===
*Monastery of the Assumption Kladorrachis Florina   Founded 1770
*Monastery of Agia Paraskevi Milochoriou Eordaia Founded 1966
*Monastery of St. Gregory Palamas   Founded 2004
*Monastery of Agios Kosmas Ardassis Aetolians   Founded 2004
===For women===
*Monastery of St. Mark, First of Florina  Founded 1864
*Monastery of St. Augustine of Florina  Founded 1999
*Monastery of Ss. Panteleimon and Evvoulis  Founded 2004

==Sources==
* {{el icon}} [http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Florina/Florina.html   Florina, Prespai and Eordaia]. Church of Greece.
* {{el icon}} [http://www.ec-patr.org/dioceses.php?lang=&id=67  ec-patr: Florina, Prespes and Eordea Mr. Theoklitos]. Ecumenical Patriarchate.
* {{el icon}} [http://users.sch.gr/aristhodas/istoria%20ths%20florinas.htm ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑΣ].

[[Category: Dioceses|Florina]]
[[Category: Greek Dioceses|Florina]]