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The Holy '''Archdiocese of Accra''' is a [[diocese]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in the nations of [[Ghana]], Ivory Coast, Liberia, [[Sierra Leone]], Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and Gambia.
The missionary origins of the archdiocese date from 1983the establishment of the Holy Metropolis of Accra and West Africa on [[January 23]], 1959. [[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=news&action=list&catid=001]] The archdiocese was initially established as the '''Diocese of Ghana''' by a Patriarchal and Synodal decree in 1997. On [[November 30]], 1999, Bishop Panteleimon was elected the first [[bishop]] of Ghana and took up residence in the diocese on [[January 18]], 2000. In 2004, Bishop Damaskinos succeeded him as the diocesan bishop.
On [[June 26]], 2008, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa opened the [[Seminary ]] of the Holy Metropolis of Ghana to serve the theological education needs of the [[metropolis]].
The Diocese of Ghana was elevated to an [[archdiocese]] with the title of Archdiocese of Accra by a Patriarchal decree on [[October 6]], 2009.
==Archdiocese structure==
The archdiocese is divided into five hierarchal districts:
*The region of the broader area of Accra.
*The region of central Ghana.
*The region of eastern Ghana.
*The region of Ashanti and Volta.
*The region of the Ivory Coast.
==Ruling Bishops==
*Efstathios Efstathopoulos 1959 - 1975*[[Irenaeus (Talambekos) of Pilousion|Irenaeus (Talambekos)]] 1976 - 1990*[[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros Papapetrou]] 1990 - 1997*[[Panteleimon (Lampadarios) of GhanaAntinoe|Panteleimon (Lampadarios)]] 1999 1997 - 2004.*[[Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Accra |Damaskinos (Papandreou)]] 2004-Present2010. *[[George (Vladimirou) of Accra|George (Vladimirou)]] 2010 – Present
==Sources==
*[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Diocese website]
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/alexandria/current/bio_panteleimon_lampadarios_bishop_ghana.htm ORI: Bishop Panteleimon (Lampadarios) of Ghana]
*[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298657 New Orthodox Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria 8 October 2010]
*[http://orthodoxghana.org/ Holy Archbishopric of Accra] Archdiocese web site
==External link==
*[http://www.ocmc.org/news.php?sub=news&action=topic&id=4 OCMC News item]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa|Accra]]
[[Category: Dioceses|Accra]]
[[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Accra]]
