The '''Holy Archdiocese of Tripoli and All Lybia''' 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 Prior to 1866, the see of Tripoli was established acted as a titular diocese to hierarchs of the Alexandrian Church. In 1866, the '''Archdiocese of Tripoli and All Barbaria''' in 1866 was established by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree. In 1884, with the election of Abp Ignatios, the see gained continental grounds and was renamed '''Archdiocese of Lybia and All Africa'''. In 1908, due to the founding of the five new archdioceses of [[Archdiocese of Ptolemais|Ptolemais]], [[Archdiocese of Aksum|Aksum]], [[Archdiocese of Leontopolis|Leontopolis]], [[Archdiocese of Pilousion|Pilousion]] and [[Archdiocese of Nubia|Nubia]], the see lost its status as the sole archbishopric of the Alexandrian Church and received the name '''Archdiocese of Tripoli and Northern Africa'''. In 1958, the archdiocese was merged with the [[Archdiocese of Carthage]]. In 2004, the territory of the archdiocese was restored and modified only to include all of the nation of Libya and the area of Egypt called Mersa Matruh, receiving its current name.
==Ruling Bishops==
*Athanasios (?) 1856–1867
*Theophanes I (?) 1867–1871
<small>(vacantgained territory from the suppressed [[Archdiocese of Cyrene]])</small>
*Ignatios (Fakyriadis) 1884–1899
*Theophanes II (Moschonas) 1899–1954
==Source==
*[httphttps://www.greekorthodox-alexandriapatriarchateofalexandria.orgcom/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]
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