Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
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The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain is an Archdiocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
, part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
. Its present head is His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios (Theocharous). Its jurisdiction covers those Orthodox Christians living in Great Britain
, the Isle of Man
, the Channel Islands
, and Malta
. These Orthodox are largely Cypriot Greek immigrants and their families, some mainland Greek migrants and their descendants, and more recently English converts along with a few Poles and Belorussians. The Archbishop Gregorios himself is a Cypriot whose ancestral village of Marathovounos
in the district of Famagusta
is occupied by the Turkish army.
The Archdiocese is based at Thyateira House, in the Bayswater
district of London.
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
, part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople , part of the wider Orthodox Church, is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches within the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
. Its present head is His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios (Theocharous). Its jurisdiction covers those Orthodox Christians living in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
, the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
, and Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. These Orthodox are largely Cypriot Greek immigrants and their families, some mainland Greek migrants and their descendants, and more recently English converts along with a few Poles and Belorussians. The Archbishop Gregorios himself is a Cypriot whose ancestral village of Marathovounos
Marathovounos
Marathovounos is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 3 km north of Angastina.Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turkish mainland settlers....
in the district of Famagusta
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...
is occupied by the Turkish army.
The Archdiocese is based at Thyateira House, in the Bayswater
Bayswater
Bayswater is an area of west London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the west . It is a built-up district located 3 miles west-north-west of Charing Cross, bordering the north of Hyde Park over Kensington Gardens and having a population density of...
district of London.