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The '''Holy Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria''' is a [[diocese]] in southern Africa 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 areas from East Africa, the equator down to the Cape of Good Hope.
The Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria was established as a diocese in 1927 by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree. The archdiocese occupies the area of the old Transvaal province. It consists of several Greek-speaking parishes as well as Russian, Serbian and Romanian-speaking parishes, in addition to parishes that use English, Afrikaans, and other local languages.
The first [[monastery]] in the [[archdiocese]], [[Monastery of St Nektarius (Leeuwenkloof, Pretoria)|Monastery of Ss Nektarius and Nicholas]] near Johannesburg, was founded in 2005.
==Ruling Bishops==
*[[Paul (Lyngris) of Memphis|Paul (Lyngris)]] 1968 — ?
*Ioannis ? — 1997*[[Seraphim (IakovouKykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] 1997—2010*[[Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Johannesburg and Pretoria|Seraphim Damaskinos (IakovouPapandreou)]] 1997 2010— Present
==SourceSources==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/alexandria/current/bio_paul_lyngris_metr_memphis.htm ORI: His Eminence Metropolitan Paul of Memphis]
*[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298657 New Orthodox Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria 8 October 2010]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa|Johannesburg]]
[[Category: Dioceses|Johannesburg]]
[[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Johannesburg]]
