The Holy '''Archdiocese of Zimbabweand Angola and Southern Africa''' is a an [[diocesearchdiocese]] under the [[jurisdiction ]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its The territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located included in its jurisdiction are the nations countries of Zimbabwe, and Angola, Malawi, and Botswana.

A missionary center==History==The archdiocese was established from the [[Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria|Archdiocese of Johannesburg]] in 1968 with Kyrillos I (Papadopoulos) as the ruling hierarch. The bishopric was originally called '''Archdiocese of Rhodesia and Nyasaland''', dedicated but was renamed after the end of the British rule in 1980 to St'''Archdiocese of Zimbabwe and Southern Africa'''. Nektarois, is located in With the Zimbabwe capital city election of HarareAbp Seraphim in 2010, it received its current name. Another mission centerOn [[November 1]], dedicated to St. Augustine2006, [[Diocese of Mozambique|Mozambique]], is under development in that had been part of the city Archdiocese of Bulawayo. Two new churches are under construction dedicated to St. George and to Christ the SaviorZimbabwe, was established as a separate diocese.

==Ruling BishopsFacilities==*+ Kyrillos (Cyril) Papadopoulos 1968-1986*+ Crysostomos Papadopoulos 1988-1997*+ Iannis (John) Zachariou 1997-1998*Makarios Tillirides 1998-2001*Kyrillos (Cyril) Econompoulos 2001-2002*Theodoros Choreftakis 2002-2004*A missionary center, dedicated to St. Nectarios, is located in the Zimbabwe capital city of Harare. Another mission center, dedicated to St. Augustine, is under development in the city of Bulawayo. Two new churches are under construction dedicated to St. George (Vladimirou) of Zimbabwe 2004-Present and to Christ the Savior.

==SourceRuling Bishops ==*Kyrillos I (Papadopoulos) 1968–1986<small>(vacant)</small>* [[Chrysostomos (Papadopoulos) of Carthage|Crysostomos (Papadopoulos)]] 1990–1997* [[Ioannis (Zachariou) of Johannesburg|Ioannis (Zachariou)]] 1997–1998<small>(lost territory to establish the [[http:Archdiocese of Antananarivo|Diocese of Madagascar]])</small>* [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya|Makarios (Tillyrides)]] 1998–2001<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Zambia|Diocese of Zambia]])</www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate small>* [[Kyrillos (Economopoulos) of Naucratis|Kyrillos II (Econompoulos)]] 2001–2002* [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria Archdiocese website|Theodoros (Choreftakis)]] 2002–2004*[http://www.greekorthodox-zimbabwe.org/ [George (Vladimirou) of Guinea|George (Vladimirou)]] Official 2004–2010<small>(lost territory to the [[Archdiocese siteof Zambia]] and to establish the [[Diocese of Mozambique]]and the [[Archdiocese of Botswana|Diocese of Botswana]])</small>* [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] 2010–Present

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