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The Holy '''Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita''' 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 [[Diocese|metropolis]] is located in northern Greece in the eastern part of Greek Central Macedonia.

==Metropolitans==
* 2003-Present: [[Theologos (Apostolidis) of Serres|Theologos (Apostolidis)]]
* 1984-2003: [[Maximos (Xydas) of Serres|Maximos (Xydas)]]
* 1965-1984: Constantinos II (Kardamenis)
* 1924-1961: Constantinos I (Meggrelis) 
* 1918-1924: [[Christoforos (Knitis) of Australia and New Zealand|Christoforos (Knitis)]]
* 1909-1917: Apostolos (Christodoulou)
* 1909-1909: Athanasios (Piperas)
* 1892-1909: Gregorios (Zervoudakis) - (later Ecumenical Patriarch [[Gregory VII of Constantinople]], 1923-1924)

* 1891-1892: Nathaniel of Proussa and Constantios of Kassandreia (''Commissioners'')
* 1888-1892: Constantinos (Vafeidis)
* 1886-1888: Loukas (Petridis)
* 1879-1886: Nathaniel
* 1877-1879: Gregorios V
* 1875-1877: [[Philotheos (Bryennios) of Nicomedia|Philotheos (Bryennios)]]
* 1867-1875: Neophytos
* 1861-1867: Meletios
* 1860-1861: Nikodemos
* 1846-1860: Iakovos II - (originally of Kassandreia, and later [[List of Patriarchs of Alexandria|Patriarch of Alexandria]] 1861-1865)
* 1838-1846: Athanasios
* 1836-1838: Neophytos of Drama (''Commissioner'')
* 1834-1836: Iakovos of Kassandreia (''Commissioner'')
* 1833-1835: Gregorios II - (later Ecumenical Patriarch [[Gregory VI (Fourtouniadis) of Constantinople]])
* 1829-1833: Anthimos III - (later Ecumenical Patriarch [[Anthimus VI of Constantinople|Anthimos VI of Constantinople]], 1845-1848, 1853-1855, 1871-1873)
* 1824-1829: Porphyrios
* 1811-1824: Chrysanthos - (later Ecumenical patriarch [[Chrysanthus of Constantinople]], 1824-1826)
* 1791-1811: Constantios
* 1779-1791: Matthew II
* 1778-1779: Anthimos II

* 1768 (July): Meletios
* 1745-1769: Ioannikios III
* 1735-1745: Gabriel
* 1728-1735: Parthenios
* 1706-1728: Stephanos
* 16th-17th c.: Nathaniel
* 1690: Gregorios
* 1678-1705/6: Anthimos I
* 1676-1677: Nektarios
* 1650-1676: Kyrillos
* 1639-1650: Kyrillos
* 1638-1639: Galaction
* 1628-1638: Daniel
* 1625-1628: Achillios
* 1616-1625: Timotheos
* 1613/4-1617: Damaskinos
* 1606-1613: Theophanes (Floras)
* 1605-1606: Ioasaph
* 1602-1605: Theophanes (Floras)
* 1600-1602: Ioasaph
* Pre-1600: Arsenios II
* 1593: Theodoulos (or Theophilos)
* 1590: Ananias
* 1588: Dionysios
* 1574-1575: Neophytos I
* 1573: Daniel
* 1572: Procopios
* 1541-1564: Arsenios I
* 1512-1540: Gennadios

==Monasteries==
* Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Timios Prodromos) at Serres   For Women
* Monastery of the Virgin at Vyssianis    For Women
* Monastery of the Prophet Elias    For Women
* Monastery of the Elevation of the Cross    For Women

==Sources==
* {{el icon}} [http://www.imsn.gr/mitropoli/istoria/mhtropolites ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΣΕΡΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΝΙΓΡΙΤΗΣ]. Retrieved: 2013-04-08.
* [http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Serron/Serron.html  Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita]  In Greek
* [http://www.oki-regensburg.de/verst_03.htm   Orthodoxia 2003]

[[Category: Dioceses|Serres]]
[[Category: Greek Dioceses|Serres]]