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Archdiocese of Cameroon

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The Holy '''Holy Archdiocese of Cameroonand Central Africa''' is a [[diocese]] under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in the nations of [[Cameroon]], Chad, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and the Islands of St. Thomas and Principe.Since its foundation, its see is located in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The see of Cameroon began as the '''Archdiocese of Accra and West Africa''' in [[January 23]], 1959. On [[November 28]], 1994 it received the name '''Archdiocese of Cameroon and West Africa'''. On [[September 23]], 1997, during the tenure of His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis)]], later Patriarch of Alexandria, the dioceses of [[Archdiocese of Nigeria|Nigeria]] and [[Archdiocese of Accra|Ghana]] were formed in West Africa, and the archdiocese received its current name. On [[October 7]], 2010, jurisdiction over the nation of Gabon was transferred to the new Diocese of Brazzaville and Gabon by a decree of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.<ref>[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=news&action=details&id=569]</ref>
==Ruling Bishops==
*Efstathios (Efstathopoulos) 1959–1976*[[Irenaeus (Talambekos) of Pilousion|Irenaeus (Talambekos)]] 1976–1990*[[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros (Papapetrou)]] 1990–1997*[[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis)]] 1997–2002<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Nigeria|Diocese of Nigeria]] and the [[Archdiocese of Accra|Diocese of Ghana]])</small>*[[Dimitrios (Zaharengas) of Irinoupolis|Dimitrios (Zaharengas)]] 2002–2004*[[Gregory (Stergiou) of Cameroon and Exarch |Gregory (Stergiou)]] 2004–Present<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Brazzaville|Diocese of Central Africa 2004-Present Brazzaville]])</small>
==Source==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]
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==External link==
*[http://www.metropolisofcameroon.org Official Metropolis of Cameroon Website]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa|Cameroon]]
[[Category: Dioceses|Cameroon]]
[[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Cameroon]]
[[Categoryro: Dioceses| Cameroon]][[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses| CameroonArhiepiscopia din Camerun]]
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