The Metropolis of Kastoria (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Καστοριάς) is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 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.[note 1]

Kastoria is also a Latin Catholic titular see, and in the early 20th century hosted a Bulgarian Orthodox bishopric.

History

At first a suffragan of Thebes,[2] the bishopric was, at least by the reign of Basil II in the early 11th century, the first suffragan see of the Archbishopric of Ohrid. Le Quien mentions only three bishops, all of the period after the East–West Schism: Joasaph in 1564, Hierotheus, who went to Rome about 1650, and Dionysius Mantoucas;[3] but that list can easily be extended.[4]

In the early 20th century the town was the seat of a Bulgarian Orthodox bishopric with 2,224 families, 32 priests, and 22 churches.[4]

Today, for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Church of Greece the see is the Metropolis of Kastoria and Exarchate for Upper Macedonia, in the so-called "New Lands" of Greece.[5][6]

On October 3, 2019 the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople resolved to glorify seven New Martyrs of Kastoria, at the proposal of Metropolitan Seraphim (Papakostas) of Kastoria,[7][8][9] including the following:[note 2]

The "Synaxis of the Saints of Kastoria" is a moveable feast that is held on the Third Sunday of November.[11]

Greek Orthodox Metropolitans

Active Greek Orthodox Monasteries

For men

For women

Latin bishopric

Some ten Latin bishops of Castoria are known from the 13th to the 15th centuries.[4][24]

Latin titular see

Castoria is listed by the Catholic Church as a titular bishopric since the 15th century.[2]

It is vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :

Notes

  1. ^ "Codified in the 1928 Patriarchal and Synodical Act, the "New Lands" were entrusted to the temporary stewardship of the Church of Greece, provided that the Church respected the terms of the Act. The Act subsequently has been incorporated into several pieces of Greek legislation (Laws 3615/1928, 5438/1932, 599/1977, and Article 3, paragraph 1 of the current Greek Constitution), thereby recognizing the ecclesiastical agreement between the two sides."[1]
  2. ^ The resolution of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was as follows:

    (in Greek) α) Ἀπεφασίσθη, τῇ εἰσηγήσει τῆς Κανονικῆς Ἐπιτροπῆς, κατόπιν θεωρήσεως τοῦ ἁρμοδίως διαβιβασθέντος τῇ Μητρί Ἐκκλησίᾳ σχετικοῦ αἰτήματος τοῦ Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Καστορίας κ. Σεραφείμ, ἡ ἀναγραφή εἰς τό Ἁγιολόγιον τῆς Ὀρθοδόξου Ἐκκλησίας τῶν μαρτυρικῶς τελειωθέντων ὑπέρ τῆς ἀμωμήτου ἡμῶν πίστεως: α) Μάρκου Πέτρου Μαρκούλη ἐκ Κλεισούρας, β) Νούλτζου ἐκ Καστορίας, καί τῶν σύν αὐτῷ ἀθλησάντων, γ) Γεωργίου τοῦ ἐκ Καστορίας, δ) ἱερέως Βασιλείου Καλαπαλίκη, ἐφημερίου Χιλιοδεντρίου Καστορίας καί ε) Ἀρχιμανδρίτου Πλάτωνος Ἀϊβαζίδη.[7]
  3. ^ Platon was hanged by the Turks on September 21, 1921.
  4. ^ (in Greek) Αγίας Παρασκευής Βασιλειάδος.
  5. ^ (in Greek) Αγίου Γεωργίου Επταχωρίου.
  6. ^ (in Greek) Ιερά Μονή Γενεθλίου της Θεοτόκου Κλεισούρας.
  7. ^ (in Greek) Αγίου Νικολάου Τσιριλόβου.
  8. ^ (in Greek) Παναγίας Φανερωμένης.
  9. ^ (in Greek) Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου Μελανθίου.

References

  1. ^ Victor Roudometof. Greek Orthodoxy, Territoriality, and Globality: Religious Responses and Institutional Disputes. Report. Sociology of Religion. Vol. 69 No. 1. 22 March 2008. Pg. 67(25). ISSN 1069-4404.
  2. ^ a b Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 862
  3. ^ Le Quien, Michel (1740). Oriens Christianus, in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus: quo exhibentur ecclesiæ, patriarchæ, cæterique præsules totius Orientis. Tomus secundus, in quo Illyricum Orientale ad Patriarchatum Constantinopolitanum pertinens, Patriarchatus Alexandrinus & Antiochenus, magnæque Chaldæorum & Jacobitarum Diœceses exponuntur (in Latin). Paris: Ex Typographia Regia. cols. 315–316. OCLC 955922747.
  4. ^ a b c Sophrone Pétridès, "Castoria" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1908)
  5. ^ "New Lands" of Greece Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Holy Metropolis of Kastoria
  7. ^ a b (in Greek) Οι αποφάσεις της Αγίας και Ιεράς Συνόδου του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου. ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ (Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο.). 03/10 18:44. Retrieved: 9 October 2019.
  8. ^ (in Greek) Αναγραφή νέων Αγίων στους αγιολογικούς δέλτους της Εκκλησίας. ΠΕΜΠΤΟΥΣΙΑ. 3 Οκτωβρίου 2019. Retrieved: 9 October 2019.
  9. ^ SEVEN NEW MARTYRS OF KASTORIA CANONIZED BY PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE. Orthodox Christianity. Istanbul, October 9, 2019.
  10. ^ (in Greek) Ιερά Αγρυπνία για τον Άγιο Νεομάρτυρα Βασίλειο του Χιλιοδένδρου [ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ]. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς. 07 Φεβρουάριος 2020. Retrieved: 14 February, 2020.
  11. ^ (in Greek) Αγιολογία. Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς. Retrieved: 14 February, 2020.
  12. ^ "Νέος Μητροπολίτης Καστορίας ο Αρχιμ. Καλλίνικος Γεωργάτος". OlaDeka (in Greek). 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  13. ^ "Στις 13/11 η Ενθρόνιση του νέου Μητροπολίτη Καστορίας". Ορθοδοξία News Agency (in Greek). 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  14. ^ (in Greek) Σεραφείμ (κατά κόσμον Ιωάννης) Παπακώστας. Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  15. ^ (in Greek) Γρηγόριος ο Γ' (Παπουτσόπουλος). Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  16. ^ (in Greek) Γρηγόριος ο Β' (Μαΐστρος). Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  17. ^ (in Greek) Δωρόθεος Γιανναρόπουλος. Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  18. ^ (in Greek) Νικηφόρος Παπασιδέρης. Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  19. ^ (in Greek) Ιωακείμ Λεπτίδης. Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  20. ^ (in Greek) Ιωακείμ Βαξεβανίδης. Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  21. ^ (in Greek) Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης. Metropolis of Kastoria. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  22. ^ "Η Ιστορία της Ιεράς Μονής Παναγίας Μαυριώτισσας στην Καστοριά". SENTRA (in Greek). 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  23. ^ "Η Μονή Αγίων Αναργύρων Μελισσότοπου Καστοριάς". Visit Western Macedonia (in Greek). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  24. ^ Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1 Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, p. 172; vol. 2, p. 120; vol. 3 Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, p. 157; vol. 4, p. 139; vol. 5, p. 148; vol. 6, p. 153; vol. 7, p. 140; vol. 8, pp. 190–191

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