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{{for|the Roman Catholic see of Rhodes|Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes}}(File:Rhodes cathedral.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The metropolitan cathedral of the Annunciation, built by the Italians in the 1920s as a Catholic church)The
Metropolis of Rhodes () is the
Greek Orthodox metropolitan see covering the island of
Rhodes in the
Dodecanese island group in
Greece. It belongs to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
History
The foundation of the Christian community of Rhodes is traditionally attributed to the
Apostle Paul, as the island is mentioned (
Acts 21) during the latter's third missionary journey. Paul's companion
Silas is also held to have preached and performed miracles on the island.WEB,
weblink el:ÎÏÏοÏία ÏÎ·Ï ÎηÏÏοÏÏλεÏÏ Î¡ÏδοÏ
, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, The exact date of the establishment of an
episcopal see in Rhodes is unknown, although tradition mentions Prochorus as the first bishop in the 1st century AD. Euphranor is attested as a bishop during the 2nd century, while bishop Photinus is mentioned in the late 3rd century. During the
First Ecumenical Council in 325, Rhodes was represented by bishop Euphrosynus. In
Late Antiquity, Rhodes became the capital of the
Roman province of the
Islands, encompassing most of the
Aegean Islands. Consequently, it was raised to a
metropolitan see, probably some time in the late 4th or early 5th century, with a number of
suffragan sees in the other islands of the province.ENCYCLOPEDIA, Gregory, Timothy E., Rhodes, 1791â1792, Kazhdan, Alexander, Alexander Kazhdan, 1991,
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford and New York, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-504652-6, In the earliest of the
Notitiae Episcopatuum dating to the early 5th century, Rhodes ranked 26th among the sees under the
Patriarchate of Constantinople, falling to 28th place after the
Fourth Ecumenical Council in 451, to 33rd in the mid-6th century, and rising to 30th in the early 9th century. In Late Antiquity and until the early 9th century, the metropolis of Rhodes counted 11 suffragan sees. In the mid-9th century, the foundation of two new sees, in
Nisyros and
Astypalaia, raised the number of suffragans to 13, but in the early 10th century the number briefly fell to 10, after the two new sees were disbanded and
Andros came under the
Metropolitan of Athens. Soon, however, the two sees were re-established, and the see of
Ikaria added, bringing the number back to 13, and, after the 970s, to 14, with the addition of the bishopric of Tracheia. Eventually, the metropolis counted 15 suffragan sees, with the addition of the bishops of Linos and Apameia. The metropolis held the 38th rank from the 10th to the early 12th century, before falling to the 45th from the late 13th until the early 14th century.(File:Seal of George, Metropolitan of Rhodes (Schlumberger, 1891).png|thumb|Seal of George, Metropolitan of Rhodes (13th century))
From 1308/9, the island fell under the rule of the
Knights Hospitaller. The Knights evicted the Orthodox metropolitan, and installed a
Latin Archbishop in his stead. The Patriarchate of Constantinople continued to appoint metropolitans in exile, but after 1369 the see of Rhodes was awarded to the metropolitan of
Side on the coast of
Asia Minor. The Orthodox community on the island was administered by a council comprising local priests and secular potentates. In the early 15th century, the rising power of the
Ottomans forced the Knights to adopt a more conciliatory stance, and the Orthodox metropolitans were allowed back on the island. The Union of the Churches in the
Council of Florence (1447) met with ardent opposition by the Orthodox populace of the island, forcing the Knights to violently suppress their reactions.Rhodes finally
fell to the Ottomans in 1522, allowing for the full restoration of the Orthodox Church on the island. Ottoman rule was characterized by relative calm, despite occasional disputes. Having lost all its suffragan sees by the early 14th century,BOOK, The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitans with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs, Kiminas, Demetrius, 2009, Wildside Press LLC, 978-1434458766, Metropolitanate of Rhodes, 115â117,
weblink 4 October 2014, by the early 17th century, the metropolis had risen back to 38th place among the metropolises under Constantinople, with a single suffragan, the see of Lerni, until it was raised to a separate metropolis in 1888. During the
Greek War of Independence (1821â29), the Orthodox Church on the island suffered persecution, and its privileges were suspended until 1835, when a new
firman restored them. In 1912, during the
Italo-Turkish War, Rhodes along with the rest of the Dodecanese was occupied by Italy. Although at first welcomed as liberators, and promising autonomy for the islands or even a union with Greece, the Italians soon began to implement a policy of
Italianization in their new colony. As the main native institution on the islands, the Orthodox Church was a major target of this campaign, such as the gradual revocation of its Ottoman-era privileges, attempts to split it from the Patriarchate and make the Dodecanese Church
autocephalous, and persecution of the leading clergy. The period of Italian rule came finally to an end with the
German occupation of the islands in 1943, leading after the war to the union of the Dodecanese with Greece (1947). The metropolitan of Rhodes, Apostolos Tryphonos, played a leading role in maintaining the islands' Greek identity throughout the period.WEB,
weblink el:ÎκκληÏιαÏÏική ÎÏÏοÏία ÏÎ·Ï ÎÏδεκανήÏοÏ
καÏά Ïην ÎÏαλοκÏαÏία, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014,
In April 2004, the islands of
Symi,
Chalki,
Tilos and
Kastellorizo were split off to form the new
Metropolis of Symi, while the island of
Nisyros came under the
Metropolis of Kos. Currently, the Metropolis of Rhodes comprises 17 parishes in the municipal unit of
Rhodes City,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î.Î. ΡοδίÏν, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 2 in the municipal unit of
Ialysos,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎαλÏ
ÏοÏ, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 6 in the municipal unit of
Petaloudes,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ΠεÏαλοÏδÏν, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 8 in the municipal unit of
Kameiros,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎαμείÏοÏ
, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 6 in the municipal unit of
Attavyros,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎÏÏαβÏÏοÏ
, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 10 in the municipal unit of
South Rhodes,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎοÏÎ¯Î±Ï Î¡ÏδοÏ
, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 5 in the municipal unit of
Lindos,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎινδίÏν, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 3 in the municipal unit of
Archangelos,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎÏÏαγγÎλοÏ
, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, 2 in the municipal unit of
Afantou,WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. ÎÏάνÏοÏ
, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, and 4 in the municipal unit of
Kallithea.WEB,
weblink el:ÎνοÏÎ¯ÎµÏ Î. Î. καλλιθÎαÏ, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014, The current metropolitan bishop is, since 20 April 2004, Cyril (born Konstantinos Kogerakis).WEB,
weblink el:ΠΣεβαÏμιÏÏαÏÎ¿Ï ÎηÏÏοÏολίÏÎ·Ï Î¡ÏδοÏ
κ.κ. ÎÏÏιλλοÏ, el, Metropolis of Rhodes, 4 October 2014,
Episcopal list
This is a list of the known bishops who have occupied the see of Rhodes (Roman Catholic archbishops under Hospitaller rule not included):WEB,
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! Name !! Name in Greek !! Tenure !! Notes
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Prochorus | | 1st century | |
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Photinus | | 284â305 | |
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Euphrosynus | | 305â325? | |
|
Hellanodikos | | 431â? | |
|
John I | | 449â454 | |
|
Agapetus | | 455â459 | |
|
Essaias | | 513â528 | |
|
Theodosius I | | 553â? | |
|
Isidore | | 680â681 | |
|
Leo I | | 783â801 | |
|
Theophanes | | 814â832 | |
|
Nilus I | | 833â? | |
|
Michael | | 858 | |
|
Leontius | | 858â868 | |
|
Michael | | 868â879 | 2nd time |
|
Leontius | | 879â? | 2nd time |
|
Theodore | | 997â? | |
|
John II | | 1070â1100 | |
|
Nicephorus | | 1147â1156 | |
|
[Anonymous] | | 1156â1166 | |
|
John III | | 1166 | |
|
Leo II | | 1166â? | |
|
George | | 1256 | |
|
Theodoulos | | 1256â1274 | |
|
[Anonymous] | | 1274â? | |
|
John IV | | 1350â1355 | |
|
Nilus II Diassorianos | | 1355â1369 | |
|
[Anonymous] | | 1393â? | |
|
Andrew of Chios | | 1432â1437 | |
|
Nathanael | | 1437â1439 | |
|
Makarios | | 1450â1455 | |
|
Nilus III | | 1455â1470 | |
|
Metrophanes I | | 1471â1498 | |
|
Metrophanes II | | 1498â1511 | |
|
Jeremias I | | 1511â1522 | |
|
Clemens | | 1522â1523 | |
|
Euphemios | | 1524â1525? | |
|
Theodosius II | | 1541â1548 | |
|
Kallistos | | 1576â1594 | |
|
Nikandros | | 1581 | |
|
Paisios I | | 1595â1603 | |
|
Jeremias II | | 1603â1604 | |
|
Philotheos II | | 1604â1610 | |
|
Ignatius I | | 1610â1612 | |
|
Pachomios | | 1612â1637 | |
|
Meletios I | | 1637â1639 | |
|
Paisios II | | 1639â1643 | |
|
Meletios II | | 1643â1651 | |
|
Gregory I | | 1651â1652 | |
|
Nathanael II | | 1652â1656 | |
|
Joachim I | | 1656â1676 | |
|
Parthenios | | 1676â1691 | |
|
Constantius of Mytilene | | 1692â1702 | |
|
Ignatius II | | 1702â1722 | |
|
Neophytus of Chios | | 1722â1733 | |
|
Jeremias III of Patmos | | 1733â1758 | |
|
Kallinikos I of Veroia | | 1758â1792 | |
|
Agapios of Thera | | 1792â1811 | |
|
Zacharias of Veroia | | 1811â1823 | |
|
Agapios of Thera | | 1823â1829 | 2nd time |
|
Paisios III of Andros | | 1829â1831 | |
|
Methodios of Crete | | 1831â1832 | |
|
Paisios IV | | 1833â1836 | |
|
Kallinikos II of Crete | | 1836â1839 | |
|
Jacob of Patmos | | 1839â1856 | |
|
Ignatius III of Adrianople | | 1856â1861 | |
|
Cyril I Papadakis of Crete | | 1861 | |
|
Dorotheos Prasinos of Constantinople | | 1862â1865 | |
|
Synesios | | 1865â1876 | |
|
Germanus V of Constantinople | > | | | Subsequently Patriarch of Constantinople, 1913â1918 |
|
Gregory II of Lesbos | | 1888â1893 | |
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Constantine I Alexandritis of Adrianople | | 1893â1900 | |
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Hierotheos Dimitriadis of Nisyros | | 1900 | |
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Joachim II Valasiadis of Antigoni | | 1900â1910 | |
|
Benjamin I of Constantinople | > | | | Subsequently Patriarch of Constantinople, 1936â1946 |
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Apostolos I Tryphonos of Krithia | | 1913â1946 | |
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Timotheos Evangelinidis of Mytilene | | 1947â1949 | |
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Spyridon Synodinos of Cephalonia | | 1951â1988 | |
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Apostolos Dimelis | of Archangelos > | | | |
|
Cyril II Kogerakis of Crete | | since 2004 | |
References
{{reflist}}Bibliography
- BOOK, Kiminas, Demetrius, The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs, 2009,weblink Wildside Press LLC, 9781434458766,
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