The Didimothy Metropolitanate ( Greek Ιερά Μητρόπολη Διδυμοτείχου, Ορεστιάδος και Σουφλίου ) is the Orthodox diocese of double subordination: it is administratively part of the jurisdiction of the Hellenic Orthodox Church of 28, which is part of the Greek Orthodox Church . The center of the diocese is the city of Didimotiho in Greece .
| Didimothy Metropolis ΙΙερά Μητρόπολη Διδυμοτείχου, Ορεστιάδος και Σουφλίου | |
|---|---|
| Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
| General information | |
| A country | |
| Diocesan Center | Didimotiho |
| Control | |
| Ruling bishop | Metropolitan of Didimotih Damascene (Karpathakis) (since 2009) |
| Site | imdos.gr |
In 1924, the Soufli diocese was separated from the Didimotikh Metropolis, the first governing of which was Metropolitan Neophytos (Kodzamanis) (1924-1926), and the second (and last) was Metropolitan Joachim (Kaviris). In 1931, the diocese became part of the New Orestyad diocese, separated in 1924 from the Adrianople Metropolitanate . In June 1931, the Sufli Diocese was again annexed to the Didimoti Metropolis.
Managers
- Philotheus (Konstantinidis) (April 30, 1893 - August 1, 1896)
- Constantine (Vafidis) (1896 - April 24, 1899)
- Filaret (Vafidis) (May 8, 1899-1928)
- Joachim (Sigalas) (1928-1957)
- Konstantin (Pulos) (1957-1974)
- Agafangel (Tamburadzakis) (1974-1988)
- Nicephorus (Archangelidis) (1988-2009)
- Damascene (Karpathakis) (since 2009)