Metropolis of Ioannina

Metropolis of Ioannina

Μητρόπολις Ιωαννίνων
Cathedral church of St. Athanasios
Location
CountryGreece (historically Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire)
Ecclesiastical provinceIoannina
Information
RiteByzantine Rite
Established9th century (as bishopric), 1318 (as metropolis)
CathedralChurch of St. Athanasios, Ioannina
Current leadership
Parent churchPatriarchate of Constantinople/Church of Greece
MetropolitanMaximos 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.