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The Metropolis of Kastoria () is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the jurisdiction of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (, ; ; , "Roman Orthodox Patriarchate, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul") is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is heade ...
but de facto are administered for practical reasons as part of the
Church of Greece The Church of Greece (, ), part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Its canonical territory is confined to the borders of Greece prior to th ...
under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople.
Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...
is also a
Latin Catholic The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion w ...
titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbi ...
, and in the early 20th century hosted a
Bulgarian Orthodox The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria (), is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction based in Bulgaria. It is the first medieval recognised patriarchate outside the Pentarchy and the oldest Slavic Orthod ...
bishopric.


History

At first a
suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
of Thebes,''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 862 the bishopric was, at least by the reign of
Basil II Basil II Porphyrogenitus (; 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer (, ), was the senior Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025. He and his brother Constantine VIII were crowned before their father Romanos II died in 963, but t ...
in the early 11th century, the first suffragan see of the
Archbishopric of Ohrid The Archbishopric of Ohrid, also known as the Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid *T. Kamusella in The Politics of Language and Nationalism in Modern Central Europe, Springer, 2008, p. 276 *Aisling Lyon, Decentralisation and the Management of Ethni ...
.
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mentions only three bishops, all of the period after the
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: Joasaph in 1564, Hierotheus, who went to Rome about 1650, and Dionysius Mantoucas; but that list can easily be extended.Sophrone Pétridès, "Castoria" in ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (New York 1908)
/ref> In the early 20th century the town was the seat of a
Bulgarian Orthodox The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria (), is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction based in Bulgaria. It is the first medieval recognised patriarchate outside the Pentarchy and the oldest Slavic Orthod ...
bishopric with 2,224 families, 32 priests, and 22 churches. Today, for the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (, ; ; , "Roman Orthodox Patriarchate, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul") is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is heade ...
and the
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the see is the Metropolis of Kastoria and
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for
Upper Macedonia Upper Macedonia ( Greek: Ἄνω Μακεδονία, ''Ánō Makedonía'') is a geographical and tribal term to describe the upper/western of the two parts in which, together with Lower Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Macedon was roughly divi ...
, in the so-called "New Lands" of Greece. 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,
Οι αποφάσεις της Αγίας και Ιεράς Συνόδου του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου
'' ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ (Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο.). 03/10 18:44. Retrieved: 9 October 2019.
including the following: :* New Martyr Markos Markoulis of
Kleisoura, Kastoria Kleisoura (formerly Vlachokleisoura; , also Βλαχοκλεισούρα, ''Vlachokleisoúra''; or ) is a traditionally Aromanian (Vlach) settlement and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 loc ...
, hanged in
Argos Orestiko Argos Orestiko (, before 1926: Χρούπιστα – ''Chroupista''; ) is a town and a municipality in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The Kastoria National Airport (also known as Aristotelis Airport) is located in Argos Oresti ...
(1598) :* New Martyr Ioannis Noultzos, martyred together with his brother and brother-in-law in
Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...
(1696) :* New Martyr George of Kastoria, martyred by the
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in the
Acarnania Acarnania () is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part ...
region. :* New Hieromartyr Vasilios Kalapaliki, priest of Chiliodendro, Kastoria ( gr) (1902) :* New Hieromartyr Archimandrite Platon (Aivazidis),
Protosyncellus A protosyncellus, protosynkellos or protosyngel () is the principal deputy of the bishop of an eparchy for the exercise of administrative authority in an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church. The equivalent position in the Western Chris ...
of Metropolitan
Germanos Karavangelis Germanos Karavangelis (, also transliterated as ''Yermanos'' and ''Karavaggelis'' or ''Karavagelis'', 1866–1935) was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amasya, Amaseia, Pontus (region), Pontus. He was a member of ...
(1921) The "Synaxis of the Saints of Kastoria" is a moveable feast that is held on the ''Third Sunday of November''.


Greek Orthodox Metropolitans

* Kallinikos (Georgatos) 2021 * Seraphim (Papakostas) 1996–2020 * Gregorios III (Papoutsopoulos) 1985-1996 * Gregorios II (Maistros) 1974-1985 * Dorotheos (Giannaropoulos) 1958-1973 * Nikiphoros II (Papasideris) 1936-1958 * Ioakeim (Leptidis) 1911-1931 * Ioakeim (Vaxevanidis) 1908-1911 * Germanos (Karavangelis) 1900-1908 * Athanasios (Kapouralis) 1899-1900 * Philaretos (Vafeidis) 1889-1899 * Gregorios (Drakopoulos) 1888-1889 * Kyrillos (Dimitriadis) 1882-1888 * Constantine (Isaakidis) 1880-1882 * Hilarion 1874-1879 * Nicephorus I 1841-1874 * Athanasions (Mitilinaios) 1836-1841


Active Greek Orthodox Monasteries


For men

* Dormition of the Virgin Mary - Panagia Mavriotissa * Agion Anargyroi Melissotopos * Agia Paraskevi Vasileiadou * Agios Georgios Eptahoriou


For women

* Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin of Kleisoura * Saint Nicholas Tsirilovou * Panagias Faneromenis * Monastery of St. George Melanthiou


Latin bishopric

Some ten
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bishops of Castoria are known from the 13th to the 15th centuries.Konrad Eubel, ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi''
vol. 1
, p. 172
vol. 2
p. 120
vol. 3
, p. 157
vol. 4
p. 139
vol. 5
p. 148
vol. 6
p. 153; vol. 7, p. 140; vol. 8, pp. 190–191


Latin titular see

Castoria is listed by the
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as a
titular bishopric A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...
since the 15th century. It is vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * Silvestro de Benedetti, OSBVall (1432.01.23 – ?) * Francis Sexello, OFM (1507.01.07 – ?) * Juan López (1520.09.22 – ?) * François Daussayo, OESA (1531.03.18 – ?) * Gedeon van der Gracht (1536.01.10 – ?) * Charles Pinello, OESA (1546.04.16 – ?) * Esteban de Esmir (1639.04.03 – 1641.01.05) *
Johannes van Neercassel Johannes Baptista van Neercassel (Gorinchem, 1626 – Zwolle, 6 June 1686) served as apostolic vicar of the Dutch Mission, heir of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, from 1661 to 1686. Life Neercassel was born in Gorinchem, where his fat ...
, CO (1662.06.23 – 1686.06.06) * Gioachino Maria de’ Oldo (1725.03.03 – 1726.12.09) *
Bishop-elect A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...
Paolino Sandulli, OSB (1727.03.17 – ?) * John Mary of St. Thomas Albertini, OCD (1780.12.23 – 1783?) * Charles Lamothe, MEP (1793.02.05 – 1816.05.22) * Jean-Jacques Guérard, MEP (1816.05.23 – 1823.06.18) * Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo (1820.05.29 – 1844.07.25) * Jean-François Ollivier, MEP (1824.04.06 – 1827.05.27) * Joseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard, MEP (1828.03.21 – 1838.07.05) * John Fennelly (1841.04.30 – 1868.01.23) * Johann Jakob Kraft (1868.09.24 – 1884.06.09) * Francesco Gašparić (1884.11.13 – 1897) * Gaspar Felicjan Cyrtowt (1897.07.21 – 1910.04.07) * Marie-Augustine Chapuis, MEP (1911.03.06 – 1913.05.21) * Ferenc Gossman (1913.07.01 – 1931.10.11) * Joaquín Alcaide y Bueso,
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(O.F.M. Cap.) (1931.12.15 – 1943.02.21) * Stanislas Courbe (1943.06.22 – 1971.04.22)


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Ιερά Μητρόπολη Καστοριάς
(''Metropolis of Kastoria''). {{coord missing, Greece Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Dioceses of the Church of Greece Kastoria Kastoria (regional unit)
Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...
Eastern Orthodox dioceses in Greece Metropolises without suffragan dioceses