Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Europe

Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe
Jurisdiction	Antioch
Diocese type	Archdiocese
Founded	1982
Current bishop	Metropolitan John (Yazigi)
See(s)	Paris
Headquarters	Paris, France
Territory	Western and Central Europe
Liturgical language(s)	Arabic, French, English, German
Musical tradition	Byzantine Chant
Calendar	Revised Julian
Population estimate	unknown
Official website	antiocheurope.org

The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe, headquartered in Paris, France, is a diocese of the Church of Antioch in Western and Central Europe. Its Metropolitan is His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe, elected June 18, 2008. He was enthroned on September 21, 2008, in St Stephen's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Paris, by His Beatitude Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch.

Organization

• Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland

The episcopacy

Its first primate was His Eminence Gabriel (Saliby), Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe (from 1982, as a vicariate, to his death on 21 October 2007).

External links

• Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland
• Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in Germany (German)

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