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name=Greek Orthodox Metropolis Archdiocese of Toronto (Canada)|

type=MetropolisArchdiocese|

bishop=Metr. Abp. Sotirios|see=TorontoCanada|

territory=CanadaArctic|

website=[httphttps://www.gocanadagometropolis.org GOMetropolis.org Greek Metropolis]

The '''Holy Archdiocese of Canada and All the Arctic''', also rendered '''Greek Orthodox Metropolis Archdiocese of Toronto (Canada)''', headquartered in Toronto, is an [[eparchy]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of TorontoCanada]], [[Exarch]] of All the Arctic. ==History and Organization==Αt the beginning of the 20th century there were approximately 300 Canadians of Greek descent. The first communities established were the Greek Community of the Annunciation in Montreal (1896), the Greek Community of St. George in Toronto (1909) and the Greek Community of Holy Trinity in Thunder Bay (1918). The first Bishop in Canada, Metropolitan Athenagoras of Elaia, was appointed by Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in 1960 and was followed by Bishop Timotheos of Rodostolou 1963-1967 and Bishop Theodosios of Ancona 1967-1973. The present Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada, Sotirios, was elected Bishop of Constantia on December 18, 1973, and ordained on January 27, 1974. Since then, he has served the Church in Canada. He was promoted to Bishop of Toronto in 1979, Metropolitan in 1996 and Archbishop in 2019. The Archdiocese includes 76 [[parish]]es, two [[monastic]] communities established in 1993, [http://www.monastere.org Panagia Parigoritissa] and [http://www.saintkosmasaitolosgomonastery.org St. Kosmas Aitolos], six homes for the homeless, four senior citizens' homes and a nursing home. ==Theological Academy==The [[Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)]] is affiliated with St. Paul's University in Ottawa, Ontario, and offers a four-year course in Theological Studies. A Bachelor of Theology Degree is awarded from St. Paul’s University upon completion of course requirements. The V. Rev. Fr. Ignatios Delis is the Academy's current Dean. ==HistoryPrograms=={{stub}}The [http://www.gometropolis.org/metropolis/department-of-religious-education/ '''Department of Religious Education'''] provides instruction, access to resources and networking to support the proclamation of the Gospel of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ throughout the Archdiocese in the Arctic. This Ministry hopes to encourage a greater communion with God by nurturing a deeper faith through the Orthodox Christian Church.

==Organization==The Metropolis includes 76 [[parishhttps://www.gometropolis.org/metropolis/missions/ '''Archdiocese Missions Board''']]es, two [[monastic]] communities (established exists to: promote the domestic and foreign mission programs of the Archdiocese; encourage the establishment of mission committees in 1993)each parish, six homes which would be responsible for the homeless, four senior citizens' homes, promoting mission activities; communicate with other Orthodox jurisdictions and a nursing home. The School of Byzantine Music was established coordinate our mission programs; organize short-term mission teams; educate youth in 1991 to train [[chanter]]s for the churches area of the Metropolis. In addition missions and evangelism; minister to the School inmates in TorontoCanadian prisons; and, schools have been established in Montreal perpetuate and Winnipegpromote the Greek Orthodox faith.

'''''Orthodox Voice''''' is a half-hour weekly religious television program in Greek and English, produced by the Metropolitan Archbishop. It Metropolis, which airs across Canada each Sunday, between 7:30 and 8:00 PM (EST), on the Odyssey TVTelevision Network. It On the air since March 1990, it has attained an audience of up to 75,000, and has been ; episodes can also be viewed on the air since March 1990[https://www.youtube.com/user/GOMetropolisToronto YouTube Channel] of the Archdiocese. This The ''Orthodox Voice'' is additionally supported by the Greek Orthodox Order of Canada, established in 1975. ''Orthodox Way'' is a monthly eight-page newspaper in Greek and English, in circulation since 1982. It contains substantial religious, catechetical, and news articles. The Office of Greek Education coordinates the work of Greek education. Greek day schools are functioning in Québec, subsidized by the Government of Québec.

'''''Orthodox Way''''' is a monthly eight-page newspaper in Greek and English, in circulation since 1982. It contains substantial religious, catechetical and news articles. [http://metyouth.ca/ '''Met Youth'''] was founded in the 1990s. Its mandate is three fold: to connect Greek Orthodox youth in Canada; to communicate the Orthodox faith; and, to cultivate local youth groups and initiatives in cities across Canada. The '''School of Byzantine Music''' was established in 1991 to train [[chanter]]s for the churches of the Archdiocese. In addition to the school in Toronto, schools have also been established in Montreal and in Winnipeg.  The Greek Orthodox Metropolis Archdiocese of Toronto (Canada) is a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. Through this means, the Metropolis Archdiocese expresses its opinion on crucial current important social issues, and in general participates along with other churches bodies in Canadian society.

*Metropolitan Archbishop [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of TorontoCanada]] (1974-present)*Bishop [[Christoforos Christophoros (Rakintzakis) of Andida]] (19981999-present)

*Bishop [[Timotheos (Haloftis) of Rodostolou]] (1963-1967)

==External linksLinks==*[httphttps://gocanadawww.gometropolis.org / Official website of the MetropolisArchdiocese Website]*[httphttps://www.iecclesiayoutube.com/user/GOMetropolisToronto YouTube Channel]*[https://twitter.com/ iEcclesiaGO_Metropolis Archdiocese of Canada] Orthodox podcasts