• Source: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

      • The Metropolis of Chicago is a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church, part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in the North-Central Midwest, United States, with its see city of Chicago. The mother church of the Metropolis is Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago.
      On 7 February 2018, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople unanimously elected Nathanael Symeonides as the metropolitan of Chicago, succeeding Metropolitan Iakovos. He was ordained a bishop on 17 March 2018, in the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New York City, and enthroned on 24 March 2018 in the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Chicago).
      The Metropolis of Chicago consists of thirty-four parishes in Illinois, with another twenty-four parishes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, northern Indiana, and eastern and central Missouri. The general offices of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago are located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.


      History


      The Metropolis of Chicago itself traces its explicit roots to 1923, when Rev. Philaret Ioannides became the city’s first Greek Orthodox bishop. Nearly twenty years later, Chicago became the "2nd Diocesan District" of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North & South America. That district would continue to coordinate the ecclesial growth of this major immigrant, industrial, and rail center on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan.
      A number of distinguished bishops served the diocesan community, including Meletios, Ezekiel and the late Timotheos of Rodostolon. Each brought unique talents to Chicago's Greek Orthodox and larger communities. This episcopal ministry excelled with the singular dedication of Chicago's Metropolitan Iakovos, who ministered for thirty eight years. A studied and accomplished liturgist, Athens-born Metropolitan Iakovos made a profound imprint upon the character of the Midwest’s Greek Orthodox communities.
      On 17 March 2018, a new chapter in the life and history of the Metropolis of Chicago was inaugurated with the ordination of its next archbishop, Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. A dedicated and energetic servant of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the faithful of the Metropolis are poised to enter into a new period of growth under the guidance of her new metropolitan.
      The majority of metropolis parishes are concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, where immigrants arrived as early as the 19th century. Hence, the older parishes are to be found primarily in the older Midwestern industrialized cities, while newer congregations have followed demographic patterns, locating in suburban and even rural/missionary contexts. Within recent decades, Metropolis churches have been built integrating traditional Byzantine forms; earlier structures, in contrast, often were acquired from other faith groups.


      Parishes




      = Illinois

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      Aurora
      St. Athanasios Church
      Champaign
      Three Hierarchs Church
      Chicago
      Annunciation Cathedral
      Assumption Church
      Holy Trinity Church
      St. Andrew Church
      St. Basil Church
      St. Demetrios Church
      St. George Church
      St. Nicholas Albanian Church
      DeKalb
      St. George Church
      Decatur
      Annunciation Church
      Des Plaines
      St. John the Baptist Church
      East Moline
      Assumption Church
      Elgin
      St. Sophia Church
      Elmhurst
      St. Demetrios Church
      Glenview
      Ss. Peter & Paul Church
      Hegewisch
      Assumption Church
      Homer Glen
      Assumption Church
      Joliet
      All Saints Church
      Justice
      Holy Cross Church
      Kankakee
      Annunciation Church
      Libertyville
      St. Demetrios Church
      Lincolnshire
      Ascension of Our Lord Church
      Niles
      Holy Taxiarchai-St. Haralambos
      Oak Lawn
      St. Nicholas Church
      Palatine
      St. Nectarios Church
      Palos Heights
      St. Spyridon Church
      Palos Hills
      Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
      Peoria
      All Saints Church
      Rock Island
      St. George Church
      Rockford
      Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
      Springfield
      St. Anthony Church
      Swansea
      Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
      Westchester
      Holy Apostles Church


      = Indiana

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      Hammond
      St. Demetrios Church
      Merrillville
      Ss. Constantine & Helen Church
      Schereville
      St. George Church
      South Bend
      St. Andrew Church
      Valparaiso
      St. Iakovos Church


      = Iowa

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      Cedar Rapids
      St. John the Baptist Church
      Des Moines
      St. George Church
      Dubuque
      St. Elias the Prophet Church
      Mason City
      Holy Transfiguration Church
      Sioux City
      Holy Trinity Church
      Waterloo
      St. Demetrios Church


      = Minnesota

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      Duluth
      Twelve Holy Apostles Church
      Minneapolis
      St. Mary Church
      Rochester
      Holy Anargyroi Church
      St. Paul
      St. George Church


      = Missouri

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      Columbia
      St. Luke the Evangelist Church
      St. Louis
      St. Nicholas Church
      Town and Country
      Assumption Church


      = Wisconsin

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      Appleton
      St. Nicholas Church
      Fond du Lac
      Holy Trinity Church
      Madison
      Assumption Church
      Milwaukee
      Annunciation Church
      Racine
      Dormition of the Theotokos Church
      Sheboygan
      St. Spyridon Church
      Wauwatosa
      Ss. Constantine & Helen Church


      Monasteries


      Illinois
      Holy Transfiguration
      Wisconsin
      St. John Chrysostomos


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