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The '''Holy Archdiocese of Carthageand North Africa''' is a [[diocese]] under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its territory, in northwestern Africa, includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in nations of Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and MoroccoWestern Sahara.
The [[Archdiocese]] of Carthage was established as a [[archdiocese]] in 1931 by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree. Its seat was originally located in Tripoli, but moved in 1984 to Tunis.
==Ruling Bishops==
*Konstantinos (Katsarakis) 1931–1939
<small>(vacantgained territory from the merged [[Archdiocese of Tripoli]])</small>
*[[Parthenios III (Koinidis) of Alexandria|Parthenios (Konidis)]] 1958–1987
<small>(vacant)</small>
*[[Irenaeus (Talambekos) of PilousionPelusium|Irenaeus (Talambekos)]] 1990–1994
<small>(vacant)</small>
*[[Chrysostomos (Papadopoulos) of Carthage|Chrysostomos (Papadopoulos)]] 1997–2004
<small>(lost territory to reestablish the Archdiocese of Tripoli)</small>
*[[Alexios (Leontaritis) of Carthage|Alexios (Leontaritis)]] 2004–2016
*Meletios (Koumanis) 2016–Present
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carthage}}[[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa|Carthage]][[Category: Dioceses|Carthage]][[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Carthage]]