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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada Ελληνική Ορθόδοξη Αρχιεπισκοπή Καναδά | |
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.JPG) Annunciation Of The Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Toronto | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Headquarters | 86 Overlea Boulevard, Toronto |
| Coordinates | 43°42′32″N 79°20′22″W / 43.70895690°N 79.33957440°W |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 75[1] |
| Members | 220,000[2] |
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| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | |
| Cathedral | Annunciation of The Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Toronto.[5] |
| Language | Greek, English |
| Parent church | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Patriarch | Bartholomew I of Constantinople |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sotirios (Athanassoulas), Archbishop of Canada and Exarch of the Arctic |
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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada, formerly known as the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada), is an archdiocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church based in Canada. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The present Archbishop and Exarch of All Canada is Sotirios Athanassoulas.[6] Its jurisdiction covers members of the Greek Orthodox community living in Canada. Archbishop Sotirios was born in Arta, Epirus in Greece. The headquarters of the archdiocese is in the East York district of Toronto.
- ^ Parishes. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada.
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (8 May 2013). "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables – Religion (108), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Metropolis of Toronto Named Archdiocese of Canada Archived 8 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. The National Herald. 20/6/2019. Retrieved: 13 August 2020.
- ^ Toronto Mayor John Tory and Councillor Jim Karygiannis Congratulate Archbishop Sotirios. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada. 7 July 2019. Retrieved: 13 August 2020.
- ^ (in Greek) Archbishop Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America. "Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church - Cathedral Letter." Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. 14 November 1967.
- ^ "Holy Metropolis Of Toronto". patriarchate. Retrieved 27 January 2020.