“This also made sense when it came to the makeup of the Greek Synod, namely that 50% of the bishops are from the Patriarchate.”
I think you will find that its 50% (+/-) of the Metropolitans (who alone make up the Standing Holy Synod of the Church of Greece)who are from the New Territories. 50% of the Metropolitans are not from the New Territories. There are 13 Metropolitans on the Synod but over 70 active Metropolitans and a number of titular Metropolitans and various assistant and titular bishops. The Bishop of my maternal village, +Jeremias of Gortys and Megalopolis, for example is not a member of the Standing Synod.
I suspect that even without the 1928, on the ground today most Greeks live within the boundaries of 1830 Greece, if only because of the size of Athens and its suburbs and places like Patras, Corinthos and Kalamata.
Yes, that makes sense. Can you blame them? After all, aren't the kalmata olives from Kalmata? I would live there just for that! :)