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Revision as of 08:00, February 23, 2008
The Metropolis of Attica is under the jurisdiction of the Church of Greece. It is divided into eleven regions with a total of 106 parish churches, 50 chapels, 160 country chapels, 40 private chapels, 12 monastery churches and 7 metochia. [1]
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Metropolitan of Attica
The throne of this metropolis has been vacant since 2005, when the former Metropolitan Panteleimon was ousted by the Synod amid charges of financial and sexual scandal.[2] Metropolitan Ierotheos of Limnos has since been reported to be interested in seeking a transfer to Attica.citation needed The church is awaiting a decision by the newly enthroned Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens.
Regions
- Metropolitan Region of Kifissia
- Metropolitan Region of Ekali
- Metropolitan Region of Amaroussion
- Metropolitan Region of Metamorphossis
- Metropolitan Region of Acharnae
- Metropolitan Region of Ano Liossia
- Metropolitan Region of Ileon
- Metropolitan Region of Petroupolis
- Metropolitan Region of Camatero
- Metropolitan Region of New Makri-Marathon
- Metropolitan Region of Kapandrete-Oropos
Holy monasteries
- Holy Monastery of Paraklitou in Oropos (Attica, Greece)
- Holy Monastery of St. Panteleimon in Mavrosouvala (Greece)
- Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin "Kleiston" (Greece) - female convent
- Holy Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin (Dardiza) in Ano Liosia (Greece) -Female convent
- Holy Monastery of St. Philothei in Ekali - female convent
- Holy Monastery of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in Markopoulo of Oropos (Attica, Greece) -Female Convent
- Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Mati (Attica, Greece) -Female Convent
- Holy Monastery of St. Thedosius the Cenobite -Female Convent
- Holy Monastery of St. Panteleimon Rapentosis -Female Convent
- Holy Monastery of the Panagia Phaneromeni -Female Convent
Spiritual Centres
- Spiritual Center of St. George (Kamatero, Greece)
- Spiritual Center of St. Constantine and Helen (Nea Makri, Greece)
- Spiritual Center of St. Nektarios (Kifisa, Greece)
Reference
- ↑ Official Website in English
- ↑ "Sex and fraud woe for Greek church" from The Guardian, February 19, 2005.
