The Greek Metropolitanate of Germany ( German: Griechisch-orthodoxe Metropolie von Deutschland , Greek Ιερά Μητρόπολη Γερμανίας ) is the diocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Germany .
| Metropolis of Germany | |
|---|---|
| Constantinople Orthodox Church | |
 Holy Trinity Cathedral in Bonn | |
| General information | |
| A country | Germany |
| Diocesan Center | Bonn |
| Founded by | February 5, 1963 |
| Square | 357,021 km² |
| Population | 81 757 600 people |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Metropolitan of Germany Augustine (Labardakis) (since 1980 ) |
| Cathedral Church | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Temples | 150 |
| Site | (German) (Greek) |
Diocesan Center - Bonn .
The diocese has more than 70 parishes, about 150 objects of church property, 450,000 members and is the largest church jurisdiction in Germany.
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History
Greek parishes existed in Germany since the 19th century. Since the 1920s, due to the influx of labor migration, the opening Greek parishes were subordinate to the Thyatira Metropolis with its center in London .
On February 5, 1963, the Patriarchate of Constantinople established an independent German Metropolis [1] in Germany , the Netherlands [2] and Denmark [3] .
On August 12, 1969, the territory of Denmark became part of the newly formed Swedish and Scandinavian Metropolis [4] , and the Benelux countries became part of the Belgian Metropolis [2] .
On December 20, 1972, the Metropolitan Charter was adopted, and on October 29, 1974, the metropolis was recognized as a state corporation in North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1981, further recognition has been followed in all federal states).
Since 1966, the metropolitan’s contacts with the Conference of European Churches began , and on November 8, 1978, the German Metropolis became a full member of this international organization.
In 1978, the construction of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Bonn was completed .
On June 22, 2011, the secretary of the German Metropolis, Archimandrite Apostol (Malamoussis), said in an interview with the Vatican that in connection with the economic crisis in Greece , the German Metropolis is experiencing serious financial difficulties due to the reduction in cash receipts [5] .
Bishops
- Polievkt (Finfinis) (October 22, 1963 - June 25, 1968)
- Chrysostom (Ziter) (June 1968 - November 1969) Austrian
- Jacob (Dzanavaris) (August 12, 1969 - December 3, 1971)
- Irenaeus (Galanakis) (December 16, 1971 - September 29, 1980)
- Augustine (Labardakis) (since September 29, 1980)
Vicars
- Bishop of Aristia Basil (Tsiopanas)
- Bishop of Arianzos Bartholomew (Cessidis)
- Bishop Efenius of Lefky (Tamiolakis)
Notes
- ↑ Ι.Μ.Γερμανίας και Εξαρχία Κεντρικής Ευρώπης - 50 Χρόνια διακονίας και φωτεινής πορείας | Amen.gr - Πύλη Εκκλησιαστικών Ειδήσεων unopened (unavailable link) . Date of treatment January 30, 2015. Archived January 30, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Nektarios Parochie Eindhoven
- ↑ ΕΤΟΣ 1963. Α. ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΝ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΕΙΟΝ , section "Μητροπολίτες στη διασπορά".
- ↑ Οἰκουμενικόν Πατριαρχεῖον
- ↑ Griechenland: Krise trifft auch Orthodoxe in Deutschland
Links
- Official website of the German Metropolis (German) (Greek)
- GERMAN METROPOLY // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2006. - T. XI. - S. 357. - 752 p. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89572-017-X .
- Die Griechisch - Orthodoxe Metropolie von Deutschland und Exarchat von Zentraleuropa 50 Jahre eines lichterfüllten Weges