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After being freed of Turkish rule the status and structure of the metropolis was settled under the civil laws of Crete of 1900 and 1961. Under these laws, the bishopric of Herronissos was permanently made part of the Metropolis of Crete, and the metropolitan was elected by the Ecumenical Patriarchate with confirmation by a decree of the Greek State. In 1962, by action of the Ecumenical Patriarchate all the bishops of Crete were raised to the dignity of metropolitan. This action was followed by a decree of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on [[February 28]], 1967 making the Metropolis of Crete an Archdiocese whose ruling bishop was an Archbishop.
==Structure and current hierarchs of the archdiocese==See [httpArchdiocese of Crete :Irinaios of CreteMetropolis of Gortyna and Arcadia :Makarios of Gortyni and ArcadiaMetropolis of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos :Evgenios of Rethymnon and AvlopotamosMetropolis of Kydonia and Apokoronon :Damaskinos of Kydonia and ApokorononMetropolis of Lampe, Sybritos and Sfakia :Irinaios of Lampe, Syvritos and SfakiaMetropolis of Ierapytni and Siteia :Eugene of Ierapytni and SiteiaMetropolis of Petra and Cherronisos :Nektarios of Petra and CherronisosMetropolis of Kisamon and Selinon :Amphilochios of Kisamon and SelinonMetropolis of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos ://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Constantinople_Structure Church Andrew of Constantinople Structure]Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos
==SourceSources==
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/detorakis_brief_historical_review.htm Brief Historical Review of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete]
*[http://www.ec-patr.org/dioceses.php?lang=en&id=70 Church of Crete]
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