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The '''Metropolis of New Jersey''' is a [[metropolis]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] in the United States of America, under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. The [[metropolis]] includes the states of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, southeastern Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

==History==
In 1979, the [[archdiocese]] was re-organized under a decree of the Ecumenical Patriarchate into a number of [[diocese]]s which included the Diocese of New Jersey. In 1996, the Archdiocese of North and South America was split into four separate archdioceses: those of America, Canada, Central America, and South America. With the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the title of the dioceses was changed to metropolises and the Diocese of New Jersey became the Metropolis of New Jersey in December 2002.

==Parishes and Monasteries==
There are fifty four parishes[http://www.nj.goarch.org/parishes/parishes.htm] within the metropolis. 

==Ruling hierarchs==
The following are administrating hierarchs of the Metropolis of New Jersey and its predecessor organizations:
===Diocese of New Jersey===
*Bishop [[Silas (Koskinas) of Saranta Ekklesia|Silas (Koskinas)]] of Amphipolis 1979 - 1980 
*Metropolitan (honorary) Silas (Koskinas)   1980 - 1996 
*Metropolitan Silas (Koskinas) of Saranta Ecclesies    1996 - 1998
*Bishop [[George (Papaioannou) of New Jersey|George (Papaioannou)]] of Komanon   1998 - 1999
*Bishop George (Papaioannou)  1999 - 1999
===Metropolis of New Jersey===
*Metropolitan [[Evangelos (Kourounis) of New Jersey|Evangelos (Kourounis)]]   2003 - Present

==Sources==
*[http://www.nj.goarch.org/metropolitan/memorial/memorial.htm Memorial]
*[http://www.goarch.org/news/goa.news239  Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Silas  Dies]

==External link==
*[http://www.nj.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey]

[[Category: Jurisdictions|New Jersey]]
[[Category: Dioceses|New Jersey]]
[[Category: Ecumenical Patriarchate Dioceses|New Jersey]]