Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Italy
Orthodox
Location
CountryItaly and San Marino
HeadquartersVenice
Statistics
Parishes80
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
RiteByzantine Rite
Established1991
CathedralSan Giorgio dei Greci
Secular priests50
LanguageGreek and Italian
Current leadership
Parent churchEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
GovernanceEpiscopal
PatriarchBartholomew I of Constantinople
MetropolitanPolykarpos Stavropoulos
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Bishop Georgios of Krateas
  • Bishop Dionysios of Kotieou
  • Bishop Athenagoras of Thermae
Vicar GeneralArchimandrite Vissarion Vakaros
Website
ortodossia.it/


The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy (and Malta from 2005[citation needed] until the creation of the Exarchate of Malta in 2021),[1] officially the Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe (Italian: Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d'Italia ed Esarcato per l'Europa Meridionale), is a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople with its see in Venice.[2] The diocese was created in 1991.

The current archbishop and exarch is Polykarpos Stavropoulos.[3]

  1. ^ "New Exarchate of Ecumenical Patriarchate in Malta | Orthodox Times (En)".
  2. ^ "Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d'Italia e Malta". www.ortodossia.it. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: This is the new Metropolitan of Italy | Orthodox Times (En)".