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The '''Metropolis of Kastoria''' (Gr:Καστοριά) , is under one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the [[jurisdiction ]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]] but de facto are administered for practical reasons as part of the [[Church of Greece]]under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople.

==External linkMetropolitans==* [[Seraphim (Papakostas) of Kastoria|Seraphim (Papakostas)]] 1996 - Present* Gregorios III (Papoutsopoulos) 1985-1996<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=18&Itemid=37 Γρηγόριος ο Γ’ (Παπουτσόπουλος)].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref>* Gregorios II (Maistros) 1974-1985<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=17&Itemid=36 Γρηγόριος ο Β’ (Μαΐστρος)].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref>* Dorotheos (Giannaropoulos) 1958-1973<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=16&Itemid=35 Δωρόθεος Γιανναρόπουλος].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref>* Nikiphoros (Papasideris) 1936-1958<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=15&Itemid=34 Νικηφόρος Παπασιδέρης].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref>* Ioakeim (Leptidis) 1911-1931<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=14&Itemid=33 Ιωακείμ Λεπτίδης].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref>* Ioakeim (Vaxevanidis) 1908-1911<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=13&Itemid=32 Ιωακείμ Βαξεβανίδης].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref>* [[Germanos (Karavaggelis) of Amaseia|Germanos (Karavangelis)]] 1900-1908<ref>{{el icon}} ''[http://www.imkastorias.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=12&Itemid=31 Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης].'' Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς.</ref><ref>[http://www.scribd.com/doc/49281820/The-Macedonian-Struggle-1903-1912-by-Basil-K-Gounaris Basil K. Gounaris, ''The Macedonian Struggle 1903-1912'', p514]</ref>  ==Monasteries==*Monastery of Holy Melissotopou For Men*Monastery of Holy Vassiliadis For Men*Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa For Men*Monastery of St. George Eptahori For Men *Monastery of Panagia Kleisouras For Women*Monastery of St. Nicholas Tsirilovou For Women ==Reference==<references/> ==Sources==*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/EnDioceses/Kastoria.html Holy Metropolis of Kastoria]*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/dioceses/Kastorias/Kastorias.html Καστορίας Kastoria] ( In Greek)