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The Metropolis of Chicago (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Σικάγου) is a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church, part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in the North-Central Midwest, United States, with its see city of Chicago. The mother church of the Metropolis is Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago.
In 1909, the Greek Orthodox community paid $18,000 for the lot of city land on which the cathedral stands today. In 1910, the cathedral was complete with a total cost of around $100,000. It was built after an Athenian cathedral and is currently the oldest surviving Chicago building in the style of a Byzantine church .
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest. It is one of only two churches designed by Louis Sullivan, one of the seminal architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places [1] and is designated a Chicago Landmark ...
St. John of Rila in Chicago, (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Иван Рилски, romanized: 'Tsurkva Sveti Ivan Rilski') is a historic church of the Orthodox Church of America located in Chicago, Illinois. It is considered to be one of the most aesthetically noteworthy churches in the Portage Park area of Chicago.
On August 3, 1931, Rev. Peter Semkoff officially petitioned Metropolitan Theophilus, the local bishop of the Russian Metropolia, for his permission to establish a new parish in the Gage Park area of Chicago (2410 W 53rd St. Chicago, IL 60632), to be eventually known as St. Peter and St. Paul Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church.
Greek Orthodox Church of St. George: Piscataway, New Jersey: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church: Manhattan, New York Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: 2014-pending Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: 1959 built Holy Trinity Cathedral: 279 S. 200 West, Salt Lake City
Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral (Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia 42°01′11″N 87°53′44″W / 42.019791°N 87.895559°W / 42.019791; -87.895559 ( Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, Des Plaines,
The population was predominantly Greek Orthodox; in turn, the first Greek Orthodox Church in the midwest, Holy Trinity, was established in 1897. [3] The church's location was centered around its parishioners, being in the heart of Greektown at the time. The church later established Socrates School in 1908, the first parochial school in the ...