Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester

The church building is located on the Bury New Road (A56) in Broughton, Salford, and was designed by the architects Clegg & Knowles who also designed many of the commercial warehouses in Manchester. The Pevsner Architectural Guide for Lancashire The church building was first listed by Historic England on 18 January 1980 and under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. An annexe was built to accommodate a school and serves as a church hall for other events. ==Administration and clergy==

The church is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. the Manchester community is served by The Reverend Presbyter Demetrios Kontelides, who succeeded the Archimandrite Nicolaos Sergakis. Several priests (παπάς) have served the Greek community in Manchester since 1800, most notably Protopresbyter (Archpriest) Konstantinos Kallinikos (Κωνσταντίνος Καλλίνικος) from 1904 to his death in 1940. Kallinikos was honoured with the title of Grand Oikonomos (Μέγας Οικονόμος) by the Patriarch of Constantinople, awarded an honorary doctorate of Theology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and granted the Order of the Redeemer for his services by George I of Greece. ==History of Manchester's Greek community==

The Greek community in Manchester was started in the early 19th century by emigrants from the Aegean island of Chios after the Chios massacre. The growing Greek and Cypriot community in Manchester meant that a more permanent residence was required and a site in Broughton was acquired where building work started in 1860. From the 1950s to 1970s the community grew further as more Greek-Cypriots emigrated to Manchester from Cyprus, some in response to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and ongoing Cyprus dispute. Around 150 to 200 people attend Sunday services at the church in Broughton. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sunday 9 May 2010 with a sermon by the Archbishop of Thyateira Gregorios (Theocharous). ==References==