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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

Coordinates: 43°N 91°W / 43°N 91°W / 43; -91
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Greek Orthodox Metropolises
Metropolis of Chicago
Personnel
Metropolitan Nathanael (Symeonides)
Cathedral Annunciation Cathedral of Chicago
Geography
Location Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota Northern Indiana, and Eastern Missouri, United States
Vital Statistics
Total Parishes 61
Total Population ~250.000[1]
Website: chicago.goarch.org
Chicago - Annunciation Cathedral - 1

The Metropolis of Chicago is a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church, part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in the North-Central Midwest, United States, with its see city of Chicago. The mother church of the Metropolis is Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago.

On 7 February 2018, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople unanimously elected Nathanael Symeonides as the metropolitan of Chicago, succeeding Metropolitan Iakovos. He was ordained a bishop on 17 March 2018, in the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New York City, and enthroned on 24 March 2018 in the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Chicago).[2]

The Metropolis of Chicago consists of thirty-four parishes in Illinois, with another twenty-four parishes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, northern Indiana, and eastern and central Missouri. The general offices of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago are located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

History

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The Metropolis of Chicago itself traces its explicit roots to 1923, when Rev. Philaret Ioannides became the city’s first Greek Orthodox bishop. Nearly twenty years later, Chicago became the "2nd Diocesan District" of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North & South America. That district would continue to coordinate the ecclesial growth of this major immigrant, industrial, and rail center on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan.

A number of distinguished bishops served the diocesan community, including Meletios, Ezekiel and the late Timotheos of Rodostolon. Each brought unique talents to Chicago's Greek Orthodox and larger communities. This episcopal ministry excelled with the singular dedication of Chicago's Metropolitan Iakovos, who ministered for thirty eight years. A studied and accomplished liturgist, Athens-born Metropolitan Iakovos made a profound imprint upon the character of the Midwest’s Greek Orthodox communities.

On 17 March 2018, a new chapter in the life and history of the Metropolis of Chicago was inaugurated with the ordination of its next archbishop, Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. A dedicated and energetic servant of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the faithful of the Metropolis are poised to enter into a new period of growth under the guidance of her new metropolitan.

The majority of metropolis parishes are concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, where immigrants arrived as early as the 19th century. Hence, the older parishes are to be found primarily in the older Midwestern industrialized cities, while newer congregations have followed demographic patterns, locating in suburban and even rural/missionary contexts. Within recent decades, Metropolis churches have been built integrating traditional Byzantine forms; earlier structures, in contrast, often were acquired from other faith groups.[3]

Parishes

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Illinois

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Aurora
St. Athanasios Church
Champaign
Three Hierarchs Church
Chicago
Annunciation Cathedral
Assumption Church
Holy Trinity Church
St. Andrew Church
St. Basil Church
St. Demetrios Church
St. George Church
St. Nicholas Albanian Church
DeKalb
St. George Church
Decatur
Annunciation Church
Des Plaines
St. John the Baptist Church
East Moline
Assumption Church
Elgin
St. Sophia Church
Elmhurst
St. Demetrios Church
Glenview
Ss. Peter & Paul Church
Hegewisch
Assumption Church
Homer Glen
Assumption Church
Joliet
All Saints Church
Justice
Holy Cross Church
Kankakee
Annunciation Church
Libertyville
St. Demetrios Church
Lincolnshire
Ascension of Our Lord Church
Niles
Holy Taxiarchai-St. Haralambos
Oak Lawn
St. Nicholas Church
Palatine
St. Nectarios Church
Palos Heights
St. Spyridon Church
Palos Hills
Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
Peoria
All Saints Church
Rock Island
St. George Church
Rockford
Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
Springfield
St. Anthony Church
Swansea
Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
Westchester
Holy Apostles Church

Indiana

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Hammond
St. Demetrios Church
Merrillville
Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
Schereville
St. George Church
South Bend
St. Andrew Church
Valparaiso
St. Iakovos Church

Iowa

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Cedar Rapids
St. John the Baptist Church
Des Moines
St. George Church
Dubuque
St. Elias the Prophet Church
Mason City
Holy Transfiguration Church
Sioux City
Holy Trinity Church
Waterloo
St. Demetrios Church

Minnesota

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Duluth
Twelve Holy Apostles Church
Minneapolis
St. Mary Church
Rochester
Holy Anargyroi Church
St. Paul
St. George Church

Missouri

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Columbia
St. Luke the Evangelist Church
St. Louis
St. Nicholas Church
Town and Country
Assumption Church

Wisconsin

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Appleton
St. Nicholas Church
Fond du Lac
Holy Trinity Church
Madison
Assumption Church
Milwaukee
Annunciation Church
Racine
Dormition of the Theotokos Church
Sheboygan
St. Spyridon Church
Wauwatosa
Ss. Constantine & Helen Church

Monasteries

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Illinois
Holy Transfiguration
Wisconsin
St. John Chrysostomos

References

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  1. ^ Pappas, Gregory (2015-11-29). "Chicago's Greek Orthodox Metropolis Wants the World to Recognize Annihilation of Middle East's Christianity as "Genocide"". The Pappas Post. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. ^ "Metropolitan of Chicago | The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago". Metropolis of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. ^ "History and Mission | The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago". Metropolis of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

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