Historical marks of the Holy Archbishopric of Accra

It was established in 1959. In 1992 it was renamed as Metropolis of Cameroon. In September 1997 the Holy Diocese of Ghana was established by Patriarchal decree and included the countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea Bissao and Gambia. On 6th October 2009 by Patriarchal and Synodal decree it was elevated to a Metropolis under the title Holy Metropolis of Accra and West Africa. Today it has jurisdiction in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast & Mali.

Previous Archbishops of Accra

 

  1. 1959-1975 (+) Efstathios Efstathopoulos
  2. 1976-1990 (+) Irenaeos Talamvekos (later Archbishop of Pelousion - Port Said)
  3. 1990-1997 (+) Petros Papapetrou (later Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria)
  4. 1997-2004 Panteleimon Lambadarios (currently Archbishop of Antinoe)
  5. 2004-2010 Damaskinos Papandreou (currently Archbishop of Johannesburg & Pretoria)
  6. 2010-2012 Georgios Vladimirou (currently Archbishop of Guinea)