Metropolis of Ioannina
Metropolis of Ioannina Μητρόπολις Ιωαννίνων | |
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Cathedral church of St. Athanasios | |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece (historically Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ioannina |
| Information | |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 9th century (as bishopric), 1318 (as metropolis) |
| Cathedral | Church of St. Athanasios, Ioannina |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Patriarchate of Constantinople/Church of Greece |
| Metropolitan | Maximos Papagiannis |
| Website | |
| http://www.imioanninon.gr/main/ | |
The Metropolis of Ioannina (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Ιωαννίνων, romanized: Iera Mitropolis Ioanninon) is a Greek Orthodox diocese centred on the city of Ioannina, in the Epirus of Greece. As one of the "New Lands", it belongs formally to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, but is administered by the Church of Greece. As of June 2014, the Metropolitan of Ioannina is Maximos Papagiannis.