Metropolis of Atlanta

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The Metropolis of Atlanta is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States, overseeing parishes and ministries primarily in the southeastern states.

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Label Occurrences
Metropolis of Atlanta canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Greek Orthodox metropolis
regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction
affiliation Eastern Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
clergyType bishops
deacons
priests
communionWith Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
country United States
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
episcopalSee Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta
follows canons of the Eastern Orthodox Church
statutes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
governingBody Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
hasFunction administration of parishes
coordination of regional ministries
philanthropic outreach
religious education
youth and young adult ministry
hasMission pastoral care of Greek Orthodox faithful in the southeastern United States
hasOrganizationType non-profit religious organization
headTitle Metropolitan
jurisdictionType metropolis
languageUsed English
Greek
liturgicalCalendar Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
oversees Greek Orthodox ministries in the southeastern United States
Greek Orthodox parishes in the southeastern United States
partOf Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
primaryFaithfulEthnicity Greek-American
regionServed Southeastern United States
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousTradition Greek Orthodox
rite Byzantine Rite
seeCity Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta
servesPopulation Orthodox Christians in the southeastern United States
territoryIncludes Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana Territory

Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
parts of other southeastern states

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