Jump to content

Greece Research Tips and Strategies: Difference between revisions

m
Line 48: Line 48:
Church records should be searched on the Diocese level.   
Church records should be searched on the Diocese level.   
*For addresses of the diocese you need for mainland Greece, see [http://www.ecclesia.gr/english/archbishop/default.asp?id=707&what_main=1&what_sub=25&lang=en&archbishop_who=2 '''The Official Website of the Church of Greece''']. Click on the Diocese tab and select your municipality from the drop down list. Its canonical territory is confined to the borders of Greece prior to the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 ("Old Greece"), with the rest of Greece (the "New Lands", Crete, and the Dodecanese) being subject to the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
*For addresses of the diocese you need for mainland Greece, see [http://www.ecclesia.gr/english/archbishop/default.asp?id=707&what_main=1&what_sub=25&lang=en&archbishop_who=2 '''The Official Website of the Church of Greece''']. Click on the Diocese tab and select your municipality from the drop down list. Its canonical territory is confined to the borders of Greece prior to the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 ("Old Greece"), with the rest of Greece (the "New Lands", Crete, and the Dodecanese) being subject to the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
*For addresses of diocese in the Church of Crete:
*For addresses of diocese in the Church of Crete, go to [http://ekklisiakritis.com/ '''Church of Crete''']. Right click on the page and choose "Translate to English". Each "Metropolis" in the right sidebar is a diocese. Click on the Metropolis and then on "Communication" for contact information.
The Church of Crete is composed of:
the Archbishopric of Crete, based at Heraklion
the Metropolis of Gortyn and Arkadia, based at Moires
the Metropolis of Rethymno and Mylopotamos, based at Rethymno
the Metropolis of Kydonia and Apokoronas, based at Chania
the Metropolis of Lampi, Syvritos and Sfakia, based at Spili
the Metropolis of Hierapytna and Siteia, based at Ierapetra
the Metropolis of Petra and Hersonissos, based at Neapoli
the Metropolis of Kissamos and Selino, based at Kastelli Kissamou
the Metropolis of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos, based at Arkalochori.
318,531

edits