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The '''Metropolis of Paronaxia''', also referred to as the Diocese of Paronaxia, is under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of Greece]]. This diocese has 37 churches, 251 chapels, 18 cemeteries, 18 monasteries and around 35 clerics.
== History ==
== Metropolitan ==
The current Metropolitan of Paronaxia is His Emminence '''Ambriosios II (Stamenas) of Paronaxia''', born in 1922 on the island of Paros. He was elected and consecrated as the current [[metropolitan]] in 1991, replacing His Emminence Epifanios (Kalafatis).
==Regions==
#[[Metropolitan Region of (Paros, Greece)|Metropolitan Region of Paros]]
*Venerable [[Nikodemus of the Holy Mountain]] ("the Hagiorite"; c. 1749-1809); ([[July 14]])
*St. [[Theoctiste of the Isle of Lesbos|Theoktiste of Lesvos]] ([[November 9]]), <ref> ''What we know about St. Theoktisti we owe primarily to St. [[Symeon Metaphrastes ("the Translator")]], renowned primarily for his Lives of the Saints (148 of them). </ref> <ref> Theoctiste is from Lesbos, however, due to the archaeological and historical importance of her association with the [[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors]] she is also classified as a ''Parian'' local saint. </ref>
== Notes ==
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==See also==
*[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)]]
*Elder [[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.i-m-paronaxias.gr/ Diocese of Paronaxia official website] (in Greek)