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The '''Holy Archdiocese of Tripolis''' 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 nation of Libya and in the area of Egypt called Marsa Matrouh.
The [[Archdiocese]] of Tripolis was established as a [[archdiocese]] in 1866 by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree. In 19591958, the archdiocese was merged with the [[Metropolis]] of Carthage. Subsequently, the territory of the archdiocese was modified only to include all of the nation of Libya and the area of Egypt called Marsa Matrouh.
==Ruling Bishops==
*Unknown 1866 - 2004Theophanes I (?) 1866–1871<small>(supressed in 1874 due to vacancy)</small>*Theophanes II (Moschonas) 1899–1954<small>(merged in 1958 due to vacancy with the [[Archdiocese of Carthage]])</small>*[[Theophylaktos (Tzoumerkas) of Tripoli|Theophylaktos (Tzoumerkas)]] 2004 - Present 2004–Present
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