Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain

Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
	All Saints' Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Location
Country	United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland; nominally Turkey
Territory	British Isles; nominally Thyateira
Headquarters	Thyateira House
Coordinates	51°30′47″N 0°10′57″W / 51.5130°N 0.1824°W
Information
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Cathedral	St Sophia's Cathedral
Patriarch	Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Major Archbishop	Nikitas Loulias
Website
	thyateira.org.uk

The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain is an archdiocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church, part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Its present head is Archbishop Nikitas Loulias.^[1] Its jurisdiction covers those Orthodox Christians living in Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. The adherents are largely of Cypriot Greek descent, mainland Greek migrants and their descendants, and more recently native British converts along with a few Poles, Belarusians, and Ukrainians. The former archbishop, Gregorios, himself was a Cypriot whose ancestral village of Marathovounos, in the district of Famagusta, is occupied by the Turkish army. The archdiocese is based at Thyateira House, in the Bayswater district of London.^[2]

Archbishops of Thyateira and Great Britain[]

Several archbishops have served the diocese since 1922 including:

Germanos Strenopoulos (1922—1951)
Athenagoras Kavadas (1951—1962)
Athenagoras Kokkinakis (1963—1979)
Methodios Fouiyas (1979—1988)
Archbishop Gregorios Theocharous (1988 - 2019)^[3]
Nikitas Loulias (2019 - present)

Parishes and monasteries[]

As of 2017 there are 108 parishes and monasteries in the UK and Ireland:

South West[]

SS Michael the Archangel & Piran, near Falmouth
SS Demetrius & Nicetas, Plymouth
St Andrew, Torquay
St Andrew the Apostle, Weston-super-Mare
SS Peter & Paul, Bristol
Nativity of the Mother of God (Eastern Orthodox Church), Bristol
St John of Kronstadt, Bath
Community of St John Chrysostom, Gloucester
St John the Forerunner, Salisbury
Community of St Spyridon, Bournemouth
Holy Prophet Elias, Exeter & Combe Martin

South East[]

Holy Trinity & Annunciation, Oxford
SS Ambrose & Stylianos, Milton Keynes
Community of St Phanourius, Aylesbury
Community of St Gregory the Theologian, Beaconsfield
Prophet Elias, Reading
St Andrew the Apostle, Windsor
St Nicholas, Southampton
Community of Portsmouth
Holy Trinity, Brighton
St Mary Magdalene, St Leonards-on-Sea
SS Panteleimon & Theodore, Eastbourne
Annunciation of the Mother of God, Maidstone
SS Mark & Fotini, Folkestone
Archangel Michael, Margate

London[]

Central London[]

Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of St Sophia, Bayswater^[4]
Cathedral of St Andrew, Kentish Town^[5]
Cathedral of All Saints, Camden Town^[6]
Archdiocesan Chapel of the Annunciation of the Mother of God, Bayswater

North London[]

Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Wood Green
Cathedral of the Holy Cross & St Michael, Golders Green^[7]
SS Cosmas & Damian, NW5 1LN^[8]
SS Anthony the Great & John the Baptist, Islington^[9]
St Barnabas, Wood Green^[10]
St Demetrius, Lower Edmonton, N9 0LP^[11]
St John the Baptist, Hornsey^[12]
St Katherine, Friern Barnet^[13]
SS Panteleimon & Paraskevi, Harrow^[14]
Community of SS Raphael, Nicholas & Irene of Lesbos (Mytiline), Enfield North & District
Chapel of the Resurrection, Muswell Hill

South London[]

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Camberwell
SS Constantine & Helen, Upper Norwood
St Nectarius, SW11 5QR
St George, Kingston-upon-Thames
Christ the Saviour, Welling

East London[]

SS Eleutherius, Anthia & Luke the Evangelist, Leyton
St John the Theologian, E8 3RD
SS Lazarus & Andrew the Apostle, Forest Gate

West London[]

Cathedral of St Nicholas, Shepherds Bush

East of England[]

St Mamas, Bedford
St Charalambos, Luton
The Twelve Apostles, Brookmans Park^[15]
SS Athanasius & Clement, Cambridge
Mother of God, Norwich
Pan-Orthodox Chapel of Life-Receiving Source, Walsingham
St Spyridon, Great Yarmouth
Community of SS Cosmas & Damian, Ipswich
Community of St Sophia & Her Three Daughters, Bishop's Stortford
Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex
SS Barbara, Phanourius & Paul, Southend-on-Sea

West Midlands[]

Community of SS Stephen & Thecla, Hereford
Community of Oswestry
Holy Fathers of Nicaea & St John the Baptist, Shrewsbury
Community of the Holy Fathers of Nicaea, Telford
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God & St Andrew, Birmingham
Holy Trinity & St Luke, Birmingham
Nativity of the Mother of God, Walsall
The Holy Transfiguration, Coventry
Ascension of the Lord, Rugby
SS Mary & Marina, Stoke-on-Trent

East Midlands[]

St Neophytos, Northampton
Cathedral of SS Nicholas & Xenophon, Leicester
Virgin Mary Eleousa, Nottingham
SS Cyril & Methodius, Mansfield
St Basil the Great & Saint Paisios, Lincoln

North West[]

St Barbara, Chester
St Nicholas, Toxteth
Annunciation of the Mother of God, Manchester
St Nicholas, Blackley
Community of the Holy Apostles, Leyland
Community of St Simon the Zealot, Dalton-in-Furness

Yorkshire and the Humber[]

Annunciation of the Mother of God, Sheffield
Three Hierarchs, Leeds
Community of St Constantine the Great, York

North East[]

Annunciation of the Mother of God, Middlesbrough
Community of SS Cuthbert & Bede, Durham
St Anthony, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Wales[]

St Nicholas, Cardiff
Three Hierarchs, Lampeter
Community of Rhuddlan
Private Chapel at White House, Saundersfoot

Scotland[]

Cathedral of St Luke, Glasgow
Chapel of St Andrew, Edinburgh
Chapel of St John the Baptist, Ardross Castle
Community of Dundee
Community of St Andrews
Community of Perth
Oratory of the Mother of God & St Cumein, Fort Augustus
Community of the Highlands, Inverness
Community of St Matthew the Apostle, Aberdeen

Channel Islands[]

Community of SS Simon, Andrew the Apostle & Philon, Jersey
Community of All Saints, Guernsey

Ireland[]

Community of the Annunciation, Dublin

See also Category:Greek Orthodox churches in the United Kingdom

References[]

^ Kalmoukos, Theodore (12 June 2019). "Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles Elected Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain". The National Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ "Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain". thyateira.org.uk.
^ "Theocharous, Archbishop Gregorios (His Eminence The Most Rev. Gregorios)". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1992 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
^ User, Super. "Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia)". stsophia.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andrew". standrewsgreekorthodoxcathedral.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Greek Orthodox Cathedral Church of All Saints". gocas.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Holy Cross Greek Church". Holy Cross Greek Church. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "saintanargyre". saintanargyre. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "St Anthony The Great & St John The Baptist – Greek Orthodox Islington". orthodox-islington.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Ελληνορθοδοξη Κοινοτητα Απ. Βαρναβα Wood Green". Ελληνορθοδοξη Κοινοτητα Απ. Βαρναβα Wood Green (in Greek). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church |". www.saintdemetrios.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ Services, Designed and Hosted by MAVRI PETRA Digital. "St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church – Wightman Road, Hornsey, London N8 0LY". stjohnthebaptist.eu. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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^ "St Panteleimon Harrow – Greek Orthodox Community Harrow and Districts". st-panteleimon.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "The Greek Orthodox Community The Twelve Apostles Hertfordshire – Home". 12apostles.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

Bibliography[]

Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.

Coordinates: 51°30′47″N 0°10′49″W / 51.51306°N 0.18028°W / 51.51306; -0.18028

[:0-1] Kalmoukos, Theodore (12 June 2019). "Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles Elected Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain". The National Herald. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[2] "Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain". thyateira.org.uk.

[whoswho-3] "Theocharous, Archbishop Gregorios (His Eminence The Most Rev. Gregorios)". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1992 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)

[4] User, Super. "Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia)". stsophia.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[5] "The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andrew". standrewsgreekorthodoxcathedral.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[6] "Greek Orthodox Cathedral Church of All Saints". gocas.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[7] "Holy Cross Greek Church". Holy Cross Greek Church. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[8] "saintanargyre". saintanargyre. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[9] "St Anthony The Great & St John The Baptist – Greek Orthodox Islington". orthodox-islington.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[10] "Ελληνορθοδοξη Κοινοτητα Απ. Βαρναβα Wood Green". Ελληνορθοδοξη Κοινοτητα Απ. Βαρναβα Wood Green (in Greek). Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[11] "Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church |". www.saintdemetrios.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[12] Services, Designed and Hosted by MAVRI PETRA Digital. "St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church – Wightman Road, Hornsey, London N8 0LY". stjohnthebaptist.eu. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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[14] "St Panteleimon Harrow – Greek Orthodox Community Harrow and Districts". st-panteleimon.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[15] "The Greek Orthodox Community The Twelve Apostles Hertfordshire – Home". 12apostles.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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