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The '''Metropolis of Alexandroupolis, Traianoupolis and Samothrace''' is under the [[jurisdiction ]] of the [[Church of Greece]].
==History==
In November of 1922, a Synodical decision was made under the Ecumenical Patriarch Meletios Metaxakis, founding the Metropolis of Alexandroupolis with various constraints.
Today the Metropolis has about 80 clerics, 61 parishes, 3 three holy monuments, 2 three holy monasteries, 3 three philanthropic organisations , and 20 graveyards with churches.
==Metropolitan==
The current [[metropolitan]] is His Eminence [[Anthimos (Koukouridis) of Alexandroupolis|Anthimos (Koukouridis)]], born [[January 2]], 1962 , in Alexandroupolis, he . He was ordained a priest by the previous Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis , His Eminence [[Anthimos (Roussa) of Alexandroupolis|Anthimos (Roussa)]] in 1989. He was elected in 1993.
==List of Parishesparishes==
#Alexandroupoli
##St Nicholas (Metropolitan)
==Monasteries==
'''Male monastery:'''
# The Holy Monastery of St. John the Theologian (Aetohori, Evrou) - founded in 1981.
'''Female conventconvents:'''
#The Holy Monastery of "Panagia of Evrou" (Makris, Alexandroupolis) - founded in 1978.
#St. Athanasios "Alonion Samothraces" – [[metochia]] of [[Iviron Monastery (Athos)|Iviron monastery]] at [[Mount Athos]]
==Source==
* [http://www.ecclesia.gr/ Church of Greece Website] (Greek and English)
==External linklinks==* The Metropolis of Alexandroupolis, Traianoupolis and Samothrace [http://www.imalex.gr/ Official Website] (Greek)
'''Monasteries'''
* [http://www.imalex.gr/monimakris.el.aspx Holy Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Aetohorio (Evrou, Greece)] (Greek)* [http://www.imalex.gr/monimakris.el.aspx Holy Monastery of Panagia of Evrou (Alexandroupolis, Greece)] (Greek)
[[Category:Dioceses]]
[[Category:Greek Dioceses|Alexandroupolis, Traianoupolis and Samothrace]]
