Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Μεξικού, Spanish: Sacro Arzobispado Ortodoxo Griego de Mexico), headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, is an eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Its current primate is Metropolitan Iakovos of Mexico.

History

Following the retirement of Archbishop Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America, Ecumenical Bartholomew I of Constantinople determined that the Church in the Western Hemisphere would be better served, if the then Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America were to be re-structured into separate jurisdictions. Subsequently in July 1996, a new Metropolis for Central America and the Islands of the Caribbean was established, to which Metropolitan Athenagoras was elected.

The Metropolis covers a vast region, including Mexico, all the Countries of Central America, two Countries of South America, Colombia and Venezuela and all the Island Countries of the Caribbean, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

Since the Holy Metropolis of Mexico is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, thus functioning separately and apart from the Archdiocese of America, nevertheless the Metropolis reflects and considers itself a daughter Church of the Church of America, which nurtured the region of Central and South America throughout most of the previous century.^{[citation needed]}

Organization

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico Central America and the Caribbean Islands is a single metropolis with the countries of: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean Islands.

The central church, the Archdiocesan Church of Agia Sophia, is the headquarters of the Metropolis.

Metropolitan

Metropolitan Athenagoras of Mexico (1996-2024)
Metropolitan Iakovos of Mexico (since 2024)

Assistant Bishops

Bishop Isyhios of Marciana, since 2020
Bishop Timotheos of Assos, since 2020
Bishop Athenagoras of Myrina, since 2020
Bishop Osios of Sasima, since 2024

References

External links

Greek Orthodox Diocese of Mexico