The Holy '''Archdiocese of Zimbabweand Angola and Southern Africa''' is a an [[diocesearchdiocese]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its The territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located included in its jurisdiction are the nations countries of [[Zimbabwe]], [[and Angola]], Malawi, and Botswana. Prior to [[November 1]], 2006, [[Diocese of Mozambique|Mozambique]] was also part of the Archdiocese of Zimbabwe. It was created then as a independent diocese.

A missionary center==History==The archdiocese was established from the [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria|Archdiocese of Johannesburg]] in 1968 with Kyrillos I (Papadopoulos) as the ruling hierarch. The bishopric was originally called '''Archdiocese of Rhodesia and Nyasaland''', dedicated but was renamed after the end of the British rule in 1980 to St'''Archdiocese of Zimbabwe and Southern Africa'''. Nektarois, is located in With the Zimbabwe capital city election of HarareAbp Seraphim in 2010, it received its current name. Another mission centerOn [[November 1]], dedicated to St. Augustine2006, [[Diocese of Mozambique|Mozambique]], is under development in that had been part of the city Archdiocese of Bulawayo. Two new churches are under construction dedicated to St. George and to Christ the SaviorZimbabwe, was established as a separate diocese.

==Ruling BishopsFacilities==*+ Kyrillos (Cyril) Papadopoulos 1968-1986*+ [[Chrysostomos (Papadopoulos) of Carthage|Crysostomos (Papadopoulos)]] 1990-1997*+ Ioannis (John) Zachariou 1997-1998*[[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya|Makarios (Tillyrides)]] 1998-2001*[[Kyrillos (Economopoulos) A missionary center, dedicated to St. Nectarios, is located in the Zimbabwe capital city of Nakratis|Kyrillos (Cyril) Econompoulos]] 2001-2002*[[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) Harare. Another mission center, dedicated to St. Augustine, is under development in the city of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis)]] 2002-2004*[[George (Vladimirou) of Zimbabwe|Bulawayo. Two new churches are under construction dedicated to St. George (Vladimirou)]] 2004-2010*[[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] 2010-Present and to Christ the Savior.

==SourceRuling Bishops ==* Kyrillos I (Papadopoulos) 1968–1986<small>(vacant)</small>* [[Chrysostomos (Papadopoulos) of Carthage|Crysostomos (Papadopoulos)]] 1990–1997* [[Ioannis (Zachariou) of Johannesburg|Ioannis (Zachariou)]] 1997–1998<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Antananarivo|Diocese of Madagascar]])</small>* [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya|Makarios (Tillyrides)]] 1998–2001<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Zambia|Diocese of Zambia]])</small>* [[Kyrillos (Economopoulos) of Naucratis|Kyrillos II (Econompoulos)]] 2001–2002* [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis)]] 2002–2004* [[George (Vladimirou) of Guinea|George (Vladimirou)]] 2004–2010<small>(lost territory to the [[Archdiocese of Zambia]] and to establish the [[Diocese of Mozambique]] and the [[Archdiocese of Botswana|Diocese of Botswana]])</small>* [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] 2010–Present ==Sources==*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandriapatriarchateofalexandria.orgcom/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]*[http://www.greekorthodox-zimbabwe.org/ Official Holy Archdiocese site]*[http://www.greekorthodox-zimbabwe.org/mozambique.htm Official Archdiocese siteof Zimbabwe and Angola]

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