Posts tagged with "Archdiocese"
Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey Statement Concerning Agia Sophia
July 13th, 20200448 The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the...
Conversion of Hagia Sophia is guided by a mentality of the conqueror, says Archbishop Elpidophoros to BBC
July 13th, 20201635 Julian Marshall: When Hagia Sophia was originally built in the 6th Century, during the Byzantine Empire, it served as the seat of the Greek Orthodox Church. And when Turkey was considering converting it back from a museum into a mosque, the Greek Orthodox Synod said such a change would provoke strong protest and frustration among...
Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Local Police Precinct in Manhattan
July 9th, 202001270 New York, NY – On Thursday, July 9, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited his local Police station, the 19th Precinct, which covers the neighborhood of the Archdiocese, where he met and dialogued with Captain Kathleen Walsh and members of the force, including three Greek- Americans, Officers Stephan...
Archbishop Elpidophoros Supports the Urgent Work of the Archdiocese Benefits Committee
July 6th, 20200449 New York, NY – On Monday, July 6, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America reiterated his support of the Archdiocese Benefits Committee (ABC) as they develop a strategy for providing retirement benefits to Clergymen and Lay Employees of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The ABC is a separate entity led by...
Archbishop Elpidophoros thanks Greek News for the special issue on his enthronement
July 4th, 20200317 New York.- (GreekNewsOnline) In a letter to the Publisher and Editor of the “Greek News” Apostolos Zoupaniotis Archbishop Elpidophoros of America thanks our newspaper for publishing a special issue on the first anniversary of his enthronement. “I communicate with you in order to thank you and the entire staff for your...
Confusion in the Direct Archdiocesan District on the mode of the distribution of the Holy Communion
July 4th, 20201532 New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis Faithful and priests in the Direct Archdiocesan District are rather confused about the mode of distribution of Holy Communion. On May 18, the Chancellor Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas in a memo send to all priests of the Direct Archdiocesan District said that “As a temporary measure only, Holy...
The current pension plan of the priests is not sustainable and cannot be saved, Archbishop Elpidophoros told spring Meeting of the Archdiocesan Council
July 1st, 20203691 New York, NY (GreekNewsOnline) On June 29, 2020 Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Spring Meeting of the Archdiocesan Council. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, travel and meeting restrictions, and public health concerns, the meeting was held virtually via video conferencing in two separate sessions. The Archdiocese...
Archimandrite John E. Constantine Appointed as Chancellor for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
June 22nd, 20200545 San Francisco.- (GreekNewsOnline) The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is pleased to announcement the appointment of the V. Rev. Archimandrite John E. Constantine as Chancellor as of June 1, 2020. Father John has been serving as priest in the Archdiocese for nearly 29 years, and in the Metropolis of San Francisco since...