Metropolis of Thessaloniki

Ιερά Μητρόπολις Θεσσαλονίκης
Saint Gregory Palamas Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceThessaloniki
Statistics
Parishes43
Information
CathedralSaint Gregory Palamas Metropolitan Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopFilotheos Theocharis
Website
https://www.imth.gr

The Metropolis of Thessaloniki (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Θεσσαλονίκης) is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan see based in the city of Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the so-called "New Lands", belonging to the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople but being administered by the Church of Greece. The see traces its history to its foundation by the Apostle Paul in the 1st century. Since 2023, the incumbent metropolitan is Filotheos Theocharis.

History

In its early centuries, the see of Thessaloniki became the metropolitan diocese of the Roman province of Macedonia. After the creation of major ecclesiastical jurisdictions, the see of Thessalonica was subordinated to the Patriarch of Rome, rising to become the archbishopric of the Eastern Illyricum.[1] Roman control—and the use of Latin as a liturgical language—continued until c. 733, when the see was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople.[1] Under Constantinople, it was reduced in status to a "simple" metropolitan see, with 5 to 12 suffragan sees, although the metropolitans continued to use the title of "archbishop" as well.[1]

List of bishops

NameName in GreekTenureNotesRefs
GaiusΓάιοςSaint
Nicholas IΝικόλαος Α΄160Saint
ArtemiusἈρτέμιοςSaint
Alexander IἈλέξανδρος Α΄305–335Saint
John IἸωάννης Α΄
AetiusἈέτιος342–347
IreniusΕἰρήνιος355
PaulinusΠαυλῖνος
Acholius or AscholiusἈχόλιος, Ἀσχόλιος379–384Saint
AnysiusἈνύσιος384–407Saint; Division of the Roman Empire in 395
RufusῬοῦφος407–434Saint
Anastasius IἈναστάσιος Α΄434–451Saint
Auxitheus, EudoxiusΑὐξίθεος, Εὐδόξιος451–458Saint
AndrewἈνδρέας481–494Saint
Dorotheus IΔωρόθεος Α΄494–520Saint
AristidesἈριστείδης520–535
EliasἨλίας553Saint, Participant in the Second Council of Constantinople
ThalaleusΘαλαλεὺς
Theodosius IΘεοδόσιος Α΄585
EusebiusΕὐσέβιος585–603[2]
John IIἸωάννης Β΄603–610Saint, author of Book I of the Miracles of Saint Demetrius[2]
PlotinusΠλωτῖνος616
John IIἸωάννης Β΄617–626Saint
Paul IΠαῦλος Α΄649
John IIIἸωάννης Γ΄680Participant in the Third Council of Constantinople[3]
SergiusΣέργιος690Participant in the Quinisext Council
Constantine IΚωνσταντῖνος Α΄
PeterΠέτροςbefore 754[4]
AnastasiusἈναστάσιοςafter 754[4]
Basil IΒασίλειος Α΄772
TheophilusΘεόφιλος787Saint; Participant in the Second Council of Nicaea[4]
ThomasΘωμᾶςSaint
Joseph I the StuditeἸωσὴφ Α΄, ὁ στουδίτης807–809Saint; brother of Theodore the Studite
Unknown809–811
Joseph I the StuditeἸωσὴφ Α΄, ὁ στουδίτης811–821Saint; brother of Theodore the Studite
Leo the PhilosopherΛέων, ὁ φιλόσοφος839/840–843
Anthony the ConfessorἈντώνιος, ὁ ὁμολογητὴς843Saint
Basil IIΒασίλειος Β΄843–865
TheodoreΘεόδωρος866–869
Paul IIΠαῦλος Β΄880–882
Gregory IΓρηγόριος Α΄882
MethodiusΜεθόδιος889
John IV the ThessalianἸωάννης Δ΄, ὁ Θεσσαλὸς892–904[3]
Basil III the ConfessorΒασίλειος Γ΄, ὁ ὁμολογητὴς904–?Saint
AnatoliusἈνατόλιος
Isidore IἸσίδωρος Α΄1016
Nicetas IΝικήτας Α΄
Theophanes IΘεοφάνης Α΄1031–1038
PrometheusΠρομηθεὺς1038
Unknown1063
TheodulusΘεόδουλος1086–1107
Constantine IIΚωνσταντῖνος Β΄1110
Michael IΜιχαὴλ Α΄1122
Nicetas IIΝικήτας Β΄1133[2]
ConstantineΚωνσταντῖνοςafter 1133[2]
LeoΛέων[2]
RomanusΡωμανός[2]
Basil IV of OhridΒασίλειος Δ΄, ὁ Ἀχρίδος1145–1168
EustathiusΕὐστάθιος, ὁ Κατάφλωρος1175–1197 ή 1198Saint
Constantine III MesopotamitesΚωνσταντῖνος Γ΄, ὁ Μεσοποταμίτης1198–1199
ChrysanthusΧρύσανθος1199–1202
Constantine III MesopotamitesΚωνσταντῖνος Γ΄,ὁ Μεσοποταμίτης1204–1224in exile; Thessaloniki under Latin control
Nicetas IIIΝικήτας Γ΄
Joseph IIἸωσὴφ Β΄1232–1235
Michael II PalatanosΜιχαὴλ Β΄, ὁ Παλατάνος1235
ManuelΜανουὴλ1258–1261
Joannicius KydonesἸωαννίκιος, ὁ Κυδώνης1261
DemetriusΔημήτριος1282–1285
Ignatius IἸγνάτιος Α΄1285–?
James IἸάκωβος Α΄1299
JeremyἹερεμίας1315–1322
EuphemianusΕὐφημιανὸς1322
John V KalekasἸωάννης Ε΄, ὁ Καλέκας1322–1334Patriarch of Constantinople
Gregory IIΓρηγόριος Β’1334
GlabasΓλαβᾶς1336–1341
Macarius IΜακάριος Α΄1342–1346
Gregory III PalamasΓρηγόριος Γ΄, ὁ Παλαμᾶς1347–1359Saint
Neilos KabasilasΝεῖλος, ὁ Καβάσιλας1360–1361Saint
Nicholas II KabasilasΝικόλαος Β΄, ὁ Καβάσιλας1361–1363Saint
Unknown1363–1371
Dorotheus IIΔωρόθεος Β΄1371–1379
Isidore II GlabasἸσίδωρος Β΄, ὁ Γλαβᾶς1379–1393Saint; Thessaloniki under Ottoman control
Gabriel IΓαβριὴλ Α΄1393–1410Saint; Thessaloniki returns to Byzantine control
Symeon the MysticΣυμεών, ὁ μυσταγωγός1410–1429Saint
Gregory IIIΓρηγόριος Γ΄1430Thessaloniki finally under Ottoman control
NephonΝήφων1450–1484Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople
Macarius IIΜακάριος Β΄1517–1536
TheonasΘεωνᾶς, ὁ ἀπὸ Ἡγουμένων1539Saint
Theophanes IIΘεοφάνης Β΄1544
Gregory-DavidΓρηγόριος–Δαβὶδ
Joasaph IἸωάσαφ Α΄1560–1578
MetrophanesΜητροφάνης1585
Gabriel IIΓαβριὴλ Β΄1594Patriarch of Constantinople
Matthew IΜατθαῖος Α΄1596
Joasaph II ArgyropoulosἸωάσαφ Β΄, ὁ Ἀργυρόπουλος1596
Sophronius IΣωφρόνιος Α΄1606
ZosimasΖωσιμᾶς1607
PartheniusΠαρθένιος1611
Athanasios IἈθανάσιος Α΄1622–1634Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople
Damascenus IΔαμασκηνὸς Α΄1634–1636
Callinicus IΚαλλίνικος Α΄1636–1639
TheocletusΘεόκλητος1645–1651
Joachim IἸωακεὶμ Α΄1651–1666
DionysiusΔιονύσιος1666–1671Patriarch of Constantinople
Anastasius IIἈναστάσιος Β1671
Meletius IΜελέτιος Α΄1672–1684
MethodiusΜεθόδιος1687–1696
Ignatius IIἸγνάτιος Β΄1698–1712
James IIἸάκωβος Β΄1712
Ignatius IIἸγνάτιος Β΄1723
AnaniasἈνανίας1728
Joachim IIἸωακεὶμ Β΄1734–1744
Gabriel IIIΓαβριὴλ Γ΄1745–1752
SpyridonΣπυρίδων1760–1761
Neophytus IΝεόφυτος Α΄1767
Theodosius IIΘεοδόσιος Β΄1767–1769Patriarch of Constantinople
Damascenus IIΔαμασκηνὸς Β΄1769–1780
James IIIἸάκωβος Γ΄1780
GerasimusΓεράσιμος1788–1815
Joseph III the HieromartyrἸωσὴφ Γ΄, ὁ Ἱερομάρτυς1815–1821Saint
Matthew IIΜατθαῖος Β΄1821–1824
Macarius IIIΜακάριος Γ΄1824–1830
Meletius IIΜελέτιος Β΄1830–1841Patriarch of Constantinople
HieronymusἹερώνυμος1841–1853
Callinicus IIΚαλλίνικος Β΄1853–1861Patriarch of Alexandria
Neophytus IIΝεόφυτος Β΄1861–1874
Joachim IIIἸωακεὶμ Γ΄1874–1878Patriarch of Constantinople
Callinicus III FotiadisΚαλλίνικος Γ΄, ὁ Φωτιάδης1878–1884
Gregory IV KallidisΓρηγόριος Δ΄, ὁ Καλλίδης1885–1889Saint
Sophronius IIΣωφρόνιος Β΄1889–1893
Athanasius II MegaklisἈθανάσιος Β΄, ὁ Μεγακλῆς1893–1903
Alexander II RigopoulosἈλέξανδρος Β΄, ὁ Ῥηγόπουλος1903–1910
Joachim IV SgourosἸωακεὶμ Δ΄, ὁ Σγουρὸς1910–1912
Gennadios AlexiadisΓεννάδιος, ὁ Ἀλεξιάδης1912–1951Thessaloniki comes under Greek control
Panteleimon I PapageorgiouΠαντελεήμων Α΄, ὁ Παπαγεωργίου1951–1968
Leonidas ParaskevopoulosΛεωνίδας, ὁ Παρασκευόπουλος1968–1974
Panteleimon II ChrysofakisΠαντελεήμων Β΄, ὁ Χρυσοφάκης1974–2003
Anthimos RousasἌνθιμος, ὁ Ῥούσας2004–2023
Filotheos TheocharisΦιλόθεος, ὁ Θεοχάρης2023 -

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nesbitt & Oikonomides 1991, p. 51.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nesbitt & Oikonomides 1991, p. 79.
  3. 1 2 Nesbitt & Oikonomides 1991, p. 80.
  4. 1 2 3 Nesbitt & Oikonomides 1991, p. 78.

Sources

  • Nesbitt, John; Oikonomides, Nicolas, eds. (1991). Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea. Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. ISBN 0-88402-194-7.
  • Gouillard, J. (1967). "Le Synodikon de L'orthodoxie: Édition et Commentaire". Travaux et Mémoires 2. pp. 1–316.
  • Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.

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