Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita

The Holy Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita 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 is located in northern Greece in the eastern part of Greek Central Macedonia.

Metropolitans

• 2003-Present: Theologos (Apostolidis)
• 1984-2003: Maximos (Xydas)
• 1965-1984: Constantinos II (Kardamenis)
• 1924-1961: Constantinos I (Meggrelis)
• 1918-1924: Christoforos (Knitis)
• 1909-1917: Apostolos (Christodoulou)
• 1909-1909: Athanasios (Piperas)
• 1892-1909: Gregorios (Zervoudakis) - (later Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory VII of Constantinople, 1923-1924)

• 1891-1892: Nathaniel of Proussa and Constantios of Kassandreia (Commissioners)
• 1888-1892: Constantinos (Vafeidis)
• 1886-1888: Loukas (Petridis)
• 1879-1886: Nathaniel
• 1877-1879: Gregorios V
• 1875-1877: Philotheos (Bryennios)
• 1867-1875: Neophytos
• 1861-1867: Meletios
• 1860-1861: Nikodemos
• 1846-1860: Iakovos II - (originally of Kassandreia, and later Patriarch of Alexandria 1861-1865)
• 1838-1846: Athanasios
• 1836-1838: Neophytos of Drama (Commissioner)
• 1834-1836: Iakovos of Kassandreia (Commissioner)
• 1833-1835: Gregorios II - (later Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory VI (Fourtouniadis) of Constantinople)
• 1829-1833: Anthimos III - (later Ecumenical Patriarch Anthimos VI of Constantinople, 1845-1848, 1853-1855, 1871-1873)
• 1824-1829: Porphyrios
• 1811-1824: Chrysanthos - (later Ecumenical patriarch Chrysanthus of Constantinople, 1824-1826)
• 1791-1811: Constantios
• 1779-1791: Matthew II
• 1778-1779: Anthimos II

• 1768 (July): Meletios
• 1745-1769: Ioannikios III
• 1735-1745: Gabriel
• 1728-1735: Parthenios
• 1706-1728: Stephanos
• 16th-17th c.: Nathaniel
• 1690: Gregorios
• 1678-1705/6: Anthimos I
• 1676-1677: Nektarios
• 1650-1676: Kyrillos
• 1639-1650: Kyrillos
• 1638-1639: Galaction
• 1628-1638: Daniel
• 1625-1628: Achillios
• 1616-1625: Timotheos
• 1613/4-1617: Damaskinos
• 1606-1613: Theophanes (Floras)
• 1605-1606: Ioasaph
• 1602-1605: Theophanes (Floras)
• 1600-1602: Ioasaph
• Pre-1600: Arsenios II
• 1593: Theodoulos (or Theophilos)
• 1590: Ananias
• 1588: Dionysios
• 1574-1575: Neophytos I
• 1573: Daniel
• 1572: Procopios
• 1541-1564: Arsenios I
• 1512-1540: Gennadios

Monasteries

• Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Timios Prodromos) at Serres For Women
• Monastery of the Virgin at Vyssianis For Women
• Monastery of the Prophet Elias For Women
• Monastery of the Elevation of the Cross For Women

Sources

• (Greek)

ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΣΕΡΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΝΙΓΡΙΤΗΣ. Retrieved: 2013-04-08.

• Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita In Greek
• Orthodoxia 2003