The Metropolis of Boston ( born Metropolis of Boston , Greek Μητρόπολη Βοστώνης ) is the Orthodox diocese of the American Archdiocese of Constantinople Orthodox Church in New England .
| Boston Metropolis | |
|---|---|
| Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
 Annunciation Cathedral in Boston | |
| General information | |
| A country |  USA |
| Diocesan Center | Boston |
| Founded by | 1922 |
| Control | |
| Archbishop | Demetrius (Trakatellis) |
| Ruling bishop | Metropolitan Methodius of Boston (Turnas) (since May 1, 1979) |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 63 [1] |
| Website | boston.goarch.org |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Bishops
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
The Boston diocese was established in 1922 as part of the Greek archdiocese of North and South America , but in 1930, due to the reorganization of the Greek archdiocese in America, all dioceses included in it were abolished.
On May 31, 1938, the Boston Vicariate was established, which in 1950 was transformed into the Third Archbishopric District, headed by vicar bishops.
On March 15, 1979, the Third Archbishopric District was transformed into an independent diocese.
On December 20, 2002, during structural transformations, all the dioceses of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the United States received the status of Metropolitanate , and their ruling bishops received local titles in connection with which Metropolitan Aneysky Methodius (Turnas) received the title of Metropolitan of Boston.
Bishops
- Diocese of boston
- Joachim (Alexopoulos) (June 28, 1923 - August 1930)
- Boston vicarism
- Athenagoras (Cavadas) (June 5, 1938 - June 7, 1949)
- Third (Boston) District
- Ezekiel (Tsukalas) (September 17, 1950 - 1954) bishop Nazian
- Athenagoras (Kokkinakis) (1954 - September 6, 1960) b. Elean
- Meletius (Tripodakis) (October 30, 1960 - 1962) bishop Christianopolsky
- Gerasim (Papadopoulos) (1962-1967) bishop Abid
- Demetrius (Makris) (1968-1973) bishop Olympic
- Jacob (Garmatis) (1974-1978) bishop Apamean
- Diocese of boston
- Anfim (Draconakis) (March 15, 1979 - November 15, 1983)
- Methodius (Turnas) (March 13, 1984 - December 20, 2002)
- Boston Metropolis
- Methodius (Turnas) (since December 20, 2002)