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The '''Metropolis of Sisanio and Siatista''' is part of the [[Church of Greece]].
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The '''Metropolis of Sisanio and Siatista''' is 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. The [[metropolis]] is located in the northwestern area of Greece. <!---Siatista is a town of the Kozani Region, 28km southeast of its capital city, and was built on the southern slope of the Velia mountain and on an (average) height of 950m.--->
 
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<!---Siatista, is a town of the Kozani Region, 28km southeast of its capital city, and was built on the austral slope of the Velia mountain and on an (average) height of 950m.--->
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==Metropolitans==
 
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*[[Paul (Ioannou) of Sissanion|Paul (Ioannou)]]  2006 - Present
==Metropolitan==
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*[[Antonius (Kompus) of Sissanion|Antonius (Kombus)]]  1974 - 2005
The current Metropolitan of this district is His Eminence Paul, who was consecrated on March 4, 2006.
 
 
 
 
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==History==
 
==History==
*Metropolitan Antonios of Siatista passed away on Friday, December 16 2005. He was an ascetic figure, rested on the values of Orthodox tradition. <ref> [http://www.ecclesia.gr/english/mosaic/moasic_19.html Mosaic News 19 Decmeber 2005]
 
  
 
==Regions==
 
==Regions==
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#Dormition of the Theotokos male convent, Sisanio
 
#Dormition of the Theotokos male convent, Sisanio
 
#Transfiguration of Christ male convent, Driovenou
 
#Transfiguration of Christ male convent, Driovenou
#St. [[Athanasios]] male convent, Eratiras
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#St. [[Athanasios]] male convent, Eratiras - Note to self, Father Nikeforos abbott of this monastery visited our country March 25 and I received his blessing to use his pictures and add information onto the website, ring Jim to follow up. ~~~~
 
#St. [[Paraskevis]] male convent, Pelakanou
 
#St. [[Paraskevis]] male convent, Pelakanou
 
#Dormition of the Theotokos female convent, Mikrokastro
 
#Dormition of the Theotokos female convent, Mikrokastro
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[[Category:Dioceses]]
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==Sources==
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*[http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/EnDioceses/Sisanion.html Holy Metropolis of Sisanion and Siatista]
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*[http://www.oki-regensburg.de/verst_05.htm  Orthodoxia 2005]
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[[Category:Greek Dioceses|Sisanio and Siatista]]

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The Metropolis of Sisanio and Siatista is 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. The metropolis is located in the northwestern area of Greece.

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