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Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros

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The '''Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros''' is under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of Greece]] and is divided into eight prelatic areas. There are 178 priests and 9 deacons in service. 23 of the priests are monks and 155 priests are married, 3 deacons are monks and 6 are married. Most of the priests have a degree of Theology or the High Ecclesiastical school, the remaining 29 have completed high school and very few are graduates from primary school alone. There are also 3 preachers who do not serve in a parish and there are 12 priests who are pensioners/retired.
==Metropolitan==
The current [[metropolitan]] of the Diocese of Demetrias is His Eminence [[Ignatius (Georgakopoulos) of Demetrias|Ignatios (Georgakopoulos)]]<!---, who was consecrated "??"--->. Since 1988 he has been managing the radio-station "Church of Piraeus 91,2 FM" and since 1992 has been hosting the "Arhontariki" for the ET-1 channel every Sunday morning.
==Prelatic areas==
#Prelatic Area of Aghia
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==Monasteries==
Near Volos there are four nunneriesmonasteries for women.
#The Holy Monastery of St. Gerasimos at the village of Makrinitsa
#The Holy Monastery of the Archangels at the village of St. George of Nileia - [http://www.imd.gr/main/content/view/467/29/lang,en/ Information and pictures] (in Greek)
#The Holy Monastery of Panagia at St. [[Vlasios]]
#The Holy Monastery of St. Lawrence at the village of St. Lawrence.
East of Mt Pelion there are two nunneriesmonasteries for women.
#The Holy Monastery of the Precious Forerunner at the village of Syki.
#The Holy Monastery of St. Spyridon at the village of Promyrion.
Convents.
#Holy Monastery of St. Xenia ('Ανω Ξενιάς ) - [http://www.imd.gr/main/content/view/466/29/lang,en/ Information and pictures] (in Greek)
#Holy Monastery of the Taxiarches, Pilio
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