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The Holy '''Archdiocese of Irinoupolis': '' This article is a [[for the diocese]] under created in 1999. For the jurisdiction old bishopric of the Greek Orthodox 1959 which is now in Kenya, see [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate Archdiocese of AlexandriaNairobi]] and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in the countries of Tanzania, and the Seychelle Islands.''
==Ruling Bishops==*The '''Holy Archdiocese of Irinoupolis and Eastern Tanzania and Seychelles''' is a [[Nicholas (Valeropoulos) VI of Alexandria|Nicholas (Valeropoulos)diocese]] 1959 — 1968*under the [[Nicodemus of Irinoupolis|Nicodemusjurisdiction]] 1968 — 1972*of the Greek Orthodox [[Frumentius Church of IrinoupolisAlexandria|FrumentiusPatriarchate of Alexandria]] 1972 — 1981 *and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania|Anastasios (Yannoulatos)parish]] ? — 1991*es and missions located in the countries of Tanzania, and the [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros (Papapetrou)Seychelles]] Exarch 1991 — 1994*[[Dimitrios (Zaharengas) Islands. Its name comes from the Greek translation of “Dar es-Salaam”, the former capital of Irinoupolis|Dimitrios (Zaharengas)]] ? — Present Tanzania where the archdiocese is situated.
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When the [[Archdiocese of Nairobi|Archdiocese of Irinoupolis]] was originally established in 1959 with its see in Daar es-Salaam, Tanzania, its jurisdiction included that country plus Kenya and [[Uganda]]. In 1971, Archbishop Nicodemus moved the [[see]] to Kampala, Uganda, but the archdiocese maintained its name. From then on the city of Irinoupolis was never the seat of any bishop, although churches existed in Tanzania. After a long period of vacancy, in 1994 the archdiocese lost its territory in Uganda to establish the [[Archdiocese of Kampala]] and the see moved to Nairobi, Kenya.
Finally, on [[November 23]], 1999, the '''Archdiocese of Irinoupolis and Eastern Tanzania''' was created, separated from the now-called Archdiocese of Kenya. With the election of the current [[Dimitrios (Zaharengas) of Irinoupolis|Archbishop Dimitrios]] in 2004, the archdiocese gained also the far-away territory of the archipelago of [[Seychelles]] in the Indian Ocean, receiving its current name.
==Ruling Bishops==
*[[Philemon (Agiannanitis) of Kavasos|Philemon (Agiannanitis)]] 1999–2000
*[[Proterios (Pavlopoulos) of Diospolis|Proterios (Pavlopoulos)]] 2001–2004
*[[Dimitrios (Zaharengas) of Irinoupolis|Dimitrios (Zaharengas)]] 2004–Present
<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Diocese of Arusha]])</small>
==Sources==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]
*[http://www.tanzaniaorthodoxy.com/OrthodoxMission.asp Orthodox Mission]
*[http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/ORTHMISS.HTM Orthodox Mission in Tropical Africa]
*[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=news&action=details&id=802 Metropolitan Philemon Kavason Falls Asleep]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa|Irinoupolis]]
[[Category: Dioceses|Irinoupolis]]
[[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Irinoupolis]]
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