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The '''Metropolis of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion''', also '''Metropolis of Jerissos, Holy Mount and Ardamerion''', is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that is within the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]] but de facto is administered for practical reasons as part of the [[Church of Greece]] under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople. The metropolis includes the Chalkidiki peninsula in Greek Central Macedonia in northern Greece.

==History==
There has been evidence of a bishopric at Ierissos since the late ninth century that became linked to the monastic state of [[Mount Athos]] since the tenth century. The area came under [[Ottoman empire|Turkish]] control in 1425. 

== Metropolitan==
*[[Nikodimos (Anagnostou) of Ierissos|Nikodimos (Anagnostou)]]  1981 - Present

==Monasteries==
*Monastery of St. Christoforos at Arnaia.  For Men
*Monastery of Annunciation at Olympiada   For Women   

==Sources==
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/EnDioceses/Ierissos.html Holy Metropolis of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion]
*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/MountAthos/MountAthos.html  Ierissos, Athos and Ardameriou]  In Greek
*[[Wikipedia: Acanthus_(Athos)]]

[[Category:Dioceses|Ierissos]]
[[Category:Greek Dioceses|Ierissos]]