Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco

Greek Orthodox Metropolises

Metropolis of San Francisco
Personnel
Metropolitan	Gerasimos (Michaleas)
Total Metropolitan Priests	64
Permanent Deacons	7
Religious Brothers & Sisters	n/a
Geography
Location	West Coast of the United States, United States
Cathedral	Annunciation Cathedral
Vital Statistics
Total Parishes	70
Total Orthodox Population	n/a
Total Population	n/a

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Pacific region of the United States, encompassing the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. It is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is led by a metropolitan bishop who serves as the priest of the mother church, Annunciation Cathedral in the City of San Francisco. Right Reverend Metropolitan Gerasimos was enthroned as the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of San Francisco on April 2, 2005, following his election to that post by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Phanar, Constantinople, Turkey.

Metropolitans of San Francisco

• 1979–2004 - Metropolitan Anthony (Gergiannakis) of San Francisco
• 2005–present - Metropolitan Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco

External links

• Official biography of Metropolitan Gerasimos from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
• News release from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America concerning Metropolitan Anthony's passing, with biography
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 2007 Yearbook