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| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico | |
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| Type | Eastern Orthodox |
| Structure | Eparchy |
| Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop of Constantinople–New Rome | Bartholomew I of Constantinople |
| Primate | Metropolitan of Mexico, Exarch of Central America and the Caribbean IslandsMetropolitan Iakovos of Mexico |
| Parishes/Communities | 116 Central America, 14 Venezuala/Columbia, 10 Caribbean, 7 Mexico/Panama,[1] |
| Language | Greek,Spanish |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
| Territory | Central America |
| Recognition | Orthodox |
| Official website | arzobispado |
Metropolitan of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent: Metropolitan Iakovos of Mexico | |
| Style | His Eminence |
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TheGreek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico (Greek:Ιερά Μητρόπολις Μεξικού,Spanish:Sacro Arzobispado Ortodoxo Griego de Mexico), headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, is aneparchy of theEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Its currentprimate isMetropolitan Iakovos of Mexico.
Following the retirement of ArchbishopIakovos (Coucouzis) of America, EcumenicalBartholomew I of Constantinople determined that the Church in the Western Hemisphere would be better served, if the then Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America were to be re-structured into separatejurisdictions. Subsequently in July 1996, a new Metropolis for Central America and the Islands of the Caribbean was established, to which Metropolitan Athenagoras was elected.
The Metropolis covers a vast region, including Mexico, all the Countries of Central America, two Countries of South America, Colombia and Venezuela and all the Island Countries of the Caribbean, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
Since the Holy Metropolis of Mexico is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, thus functioning separately and apart from the Archdiocese of America, nevertheless the Metropolis reflects and considers itself a daughter Church of the Church of America, which nurtured the region of Central and South America throughout most of the previous century.[citation needed]
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico Central America and the Caribbean Islands is a single metropolis with the countries of: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean Islands.
The central church, the Archdiocesan Church of Agia Sophia, is the headquarters of the Metropolis.