The diocese was established on 5 February 1963 and at the time comprised the Greek Orthodox parishes in France,
Belgium,
Luxembourg,
Spain, and
Portugal. Metropolitan Meletios Karabinis (1914–1993) was appointed as its primate on 22 October 1963 and remained in charge of the Metropolis until his resignation for health reasons on 9 June 1988. In August 1969, the Greek parishes in Belgium and Luxemburg were incorporated into a newly established
Metropolis of Belgium. Likewise, in 2003 the parishes in Spain and Portugal were incorporated into the
Metropolis of Spain and Portugal. Metropolitan Emmanuel Adamakis has been in charge of the Metropolis since 20 January 2003. The diocese currently has two assistant bishops: Irineos Avramidis and Maxim Paphilis.
Vicariate of Russian tradition of the Metropolis of France In November 2019, it was officially re-affirmed that the parishes and communities, formerly in the jurisdiction the disbanded Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe (the Ecumenical Patriarchate), which had joined the Metropolis of France, would be grouped into the "vicariate of Russian tradition of the Metropolis of France" in January 2020. == Primates ==