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Metropolis of Johannesburg

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The '''Holy Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria''' is a [[diocese]] in southern Africa under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in the areas from East Africa, the equator down to the Cape of Good Hope.

The Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria was established as a diocese in 1927 by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree.

==Ruling Bishops==
*Ioannis ? — 1997
*[[Seraphim (Iakovou) of Johannesburg and Pretoria]] 1997 — Present

==Source==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]


[[Category: Dioceses|Johannesburg]]
[[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Johannesburg]]
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