Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

**Greek Orthodox Metropolises**
Metropolis of Chicago


Personnel
Metropolitan	Vacant
Chancellor	Demetrios (Kantzavelos)
Cathedral	Annunciation Cathedral, Chicago
Religious Brothers & Sisters	n/a
Geography
Location	Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Northern Indiana, and Eastern Missouri, United States
Vital Statistics
Total Parishes	61
Total Orthodox Population	n/a
Total Population	abt 26,000,000

The Metropolis of Chicago is an ecclesiastical territory, a metropolis, large diocese, of the Greek Orthodox Church in the North-Central Midwest, United States, with its see city of Chicago. It is part of the Archdiocese of America and is led by a metropolitan who serves as the priest of the mother church, Annunciation Cathedral in the City of Chicago. Metropolitan Iakovos was enthroned as the Bishop of Chicago on May 1, 1979, following his election to that post by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Phanar, Constantinople, Turkey. In 2002, the diocese was raised to Metropolitan status.

Aurora – St. Athanasios Church

Champaign – Three Hierarchs Church

Chicago (Hegewisch) – Assumption Church

Chicago – Annunciation Cathedral

Chicago – Assumption Church

Chicago – Holy Trinity Church

Chicago – St. Andrew Church

Chicago – St. Basil Church

Chicago – St. Demetrios Church

Chicago – St. George Church

Chicago – 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 and Paul 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 – Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Olympia Fields – Assumption Greek Orthodox Church

Palatine – St. Nectarios Church

Palos Heights – St. Spyridon Church