Eastern Orthodox Metropolis of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
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Location
TerritoryHong Kong, Macao, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedNovember 1996
LanguageEnglish
Parent churchEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
PatriarchBartholomew I of Constantinople
Metropolitan ArchbishopNektarios Tsilis

The Metropolis of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (Chinese: 正教會普世宗主教聖統香港及東南亞都主教教區) is a metropolis or archeparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is equivalent to an archdiocese in the Catholic Church. Centered on the city of Hong Kong, it has jurisdiction over Eastern Orthodox Christians in Hong Kong, Macao, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. It was established in November 1996 by the Holy Great Synod of Constantinople. The incumbent metropolitan is Nektarios Tsilis.

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