Brief Chronology Flashcards
What happened in the year 1821?
On March 25, the feast day of the Annunciation of the Most-Holy Theotokos, the Greek revolution against the Turks is officially proclaimed by Metropolitan Germanos of Old Patras.
What happened in 1583, 1587 and 1593?
Three Pan-Orthodox Councils are called anathematizing anyone who celebrates according to the New Paschalion and the New Menologion.
What happened in 1833?
On June 15, a Synod of Bishops representing the liberated areas of Greece meets at Nauplion and declares the Church independent. The Greek Church is to be governed by a Holy Synod composed of five members, presided over by the Metropolitan of Athens.
What happened in 1850?
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople issues a decree recognizing the Church of Greece as autonomous. Each of the five bishops of the Church of Greece are given the title of Metropolitan, and are commemorated as such in their respective Metropolis. All the Metropolitans are to commemorate “The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece.”
At this time, the Church of Greece consists of only the regions known as Roumeli (Continental Greece), Moreas (Peloponnesian region), and the Cyclades (south-western Aegean Islands).
What happened in 1852?
The parliament of Greece passes acts relating to Bishoprics, Bishops, and the Clergy, and enacts statutes pertaining to the Church.
What happened in 1864?
The diocese of the Ionian Islands is added to the Church of Greece.
What happened in 1881?
The dioceses of Thessaly, and a part of Epirus, are added to the Church of Greece.
What happened in 1903?
The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, presided over by Metropolitan Procopius of Athens, condemns the new calendar.
What happened in 1918?
With the end of the First World War, the membership of the Church of Greece soars as a result of the influx of Greek refugees from Turkey. In the years between 1910 and 1920, Church membership increases from 2,000,000 to 6,000,000 people. The revolutionary politician Eleftherios Venizelos usurps the government of Greece from the monarchy without an election. The new dictatorship government uncanonically deposes Archbishop Procopius of Athens.
