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The '''Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto''', headquartered in Toronto, is an [[eparchy]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of Toronto]], [[Exarch]] of All Canada.
 
The '''Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto''', headquartered in Toronto, is an [[eparchy]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. Its current [[primate]] is His Eminence [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of Toronto]], [[Exarch]] of All Canada.
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Αt the beginning of the 20th century there were approximately 300 Canadians of Greek descent. The first communities established were the Greek Community of the Annunciation in Montreal in 1896, the Greek Community of St. George in Toronto in 1909 and the Greek Community of Holy Trinity in Thunder Bay in 1918. The first Bishop in Canada, Metropolitan Athenagoras of Elaia, was appointed by the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in 1960 and was followed by Bishop Timothy of Rodostolon 1963-1967 and Bishop Theodosios of Ancona 1967-1973.
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The present Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada), Sotirios, was elected Bishop of Constantia on December 18, 1973 and ordained on January 27, 1974. Since then, he is serving the Church in Canada. He was promoted to Bishop of Toronto in 1979 and Metropolitan of Toronto in 1996.
  
 
==Organization==
 
==Organization==

Revision as of 23:52, December 2, 2012

Metropolis Headquarters
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
Jurisdiction Constantinople
Diocese type Metropolis
Founded 1921
Current bishop Metr. Abp. Sotirios
See(s) Toronto
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Territory Canada
Liturgical language(s) Greek, English, French
Musical tradition Byzantine Chant
Calendar Revised Julian
Population estimate ~350,000
Official website Greek Metropolis

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto, headquartered in Toronto, is an eparchy of the Church of Constantinople. Its current primate is His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of Toronto, Exarch of All Canada.

History

Αt the beginning of the 20th century there were approximately 300 Canadians of Greek descent. The first communities established were the Greek Community of the Annunciation in Montreal in 1896, the Greek Community of St. George in Toronto in 1909 and the Greek Community of Holy Trinity in Thunder Bay in 1918. The first Bishop in Canada, Metropolitan Athenagoras of Elaia, was appointed by the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in 1960 and was followed by Bishop Timothy of Rodostolon 1963-1967 and Bishop Theodosios of Ancona 1967-1973.

The present Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada), Sotirios, was elected Bishop of Constantia on December 18, 1973 and ordained on January 27, 1974. Since then, he is serving the Church in Canada. He was promoted to Bishop of Toronto in 1979 and Metropolitan of Toronto in 1996.

Organization

The Metropolis includes 76 parishes, two monastic communities established in 1993, Panagia Parigoritissa and St. Kosmas Aitolos, six homes for the homeless, four senior citizens' homes, and a nursing home. The School of Byzantine Music was established in 1991 to train chanters for the churches of the Metropolis. In addition to the School in Toronto, schools have been established in Montreal and Winnipeg.

Orthodox Voice is a half-hour weekly religious television program in Greek and English, produced by the Metropolitan Archbishop. It airs across Canada on Odyssey TV. It has attained an audience of up to 75,000, and has been on the air since March 1990. This is additionally supported by the Greek Orthodox Order of Canada, established in 1975. Orthodox Way is a monthly eight-page newspaper in Greek and English, in circulation since 1982. It contains substantial religious, catechetical, and news articles. The Office of Greek Education coordinates the work of Greek education. Greek day schools are functioning in Québec, subsidized by the Government of Québec.

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) is a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. Through this means, the Metropolis expresses its opinion on crucial current social issues, and in general participates along with other churches in Canadian society.

The Episcopacy

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