Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

**Greek Orthodox Metropolises**
Metropolis of Chicago


Personnel
Metropolitan	Iakovos (Garmatis)
Total Metropolitan Priests	n/a
Permanent Deacons	n/a
Religious Brothers & Sisters	n/a
Geography
Location	Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Northern Indiana, and Eastern Missouri, United States
Cathedral	Annunciation Cathedral
Vital Statistics
Total Parishes	61
Total Orthodox Population	n/a
Total Population	abt 26,000,000

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago is an ecclesiastical territory or metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Chicago region of the United States. 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. Holy Master 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.