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Greek Orthodox Church #336229194
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The Greek Orthodox Church consists of 81 dioceses. 36 of them, which are located in the north of Greece and on the large islands in the north (the so-called New Territories) are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Of the 12 metropolitans in the Permanent Holy Synod, 6 of them represent the New Territories.The dioceses of Crete and the Dodecanese, as well as all the monasteries of Mount Athos, are under the direct jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and are not considered part of the Greek Orthodox Church.The Church has about 200 monasteries, and includes about 8 million believers (out of 10.6 million inhabitants of Greece).
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