Metropolis of Paramythia, Filiates, Giromeri and Parga
The Metropolis of Paramythia, Filiates, Giromeri and Parga () is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople but de facto are administered for practical reasons as part of the Church of Greece under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople. It encompasses the Thesprotia Prefecture and the area of Parga in Preveza Prefecture. The current Metropolitan is, since 1974, Titos Papanakos. History. The modern metropolitan see is relatively recent, having emerged from the former Bishopric of Paramythia by  an act of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1895. The Bishopric of Paramythia itself existed since the 15th century, and was the successor to the ancient Bishopric of Buthrotum. The area has a rich ecclesiastical tradition, and has hosted several other bishoprics in the past: Metropolitans. Since its establishment in 1895, there have been 15 Metropolitans: