The Saint Photios National Shrine successfully hosted its annual observance of the Ecclesiastical New Year Indiction 2025 & Environmental Protection, highlighted this year by a national response to the 2025 Patriarchal Encyclical of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The encyclical, issued September 1, called for “ecological repentance” and a renewed commitment to…| Orthodox Times (en)
On September 9, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America warmly welcomed the new Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York, Mr. Kyriakos Pogiatzis, on the occasion of his assumption of duties. The meeting took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, reaffirming the strong bonds that unite the Greek…| Orthodox Times (en)
By Ben Malian/Orthodox Observer Today marks the six-year anniversary of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America’s enthronement. On June 22nd, 2019, the Archbishop was consecrated in the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York, NY. In attendance were numerous Orthodox hierarchs and clergymen, laity from across the archdiocese, and faith…| Orthodox Times (en)
With great pleasure, Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago welcomed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Ioannis Loverdos, during his visit to Chicago. The meeting, which included a wide-ranging discussion with representatives of the Greek diaspora, was also attended by Mr. Emmanuel Koubarakis, Consul General of Greece in Chicago, Georgia…| Orthodox Times (en)
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was welcomed to the Metropolis of Chicago on Firday, June 13, 2025 by Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, local clergy, Archons and faithful. Archbishop Elpidophoros is visiting the Metropolis of Chicago to preside over the Thyranoixia Services for St. Iakovos Church in Valparaiso, IN this weekend.| Orthodox Times (en)
The afternoon of Saturday, June 7, 2025, Saint Basil Academy (SBA) celebrated its 78th Annual Commencement Exercises in Garrison, New York. Saint Basil Academy is the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s home for children in need and a national not-for-profit philanthropic center for children and young adults, with a mission to provide…| Orthodox Times (en)
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has appointed the Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne, Fr. Gregory Stamkopoulos, as the new Director of the Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. This appointment follows the resignation of Dr. Anastasios Koularmanis, who stepped down from the position for personal reasons.…| Orthodox Times (en)
On Monday, June 2, 2025, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended a symposium titled “A Century of Patriarchate, a Legacy of Faith: The Romanian Orthodox Church through History.” The event was organized by the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas, the Consulate General of Romania in New York, and the Romanian…| Orthodox Times (en)
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Challenge Liturgy for the Saturday of Lazarus, joining Proistamenos Fr. John Lardas, at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church in Port Washington New York. The Archangel Michael parish started the Challenge Liturgy. Created in 1990, the Challenge Liturgy reaches…| Orthodox Times (en)
The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy on March 9, 2025 with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia, Dean of the Cathedral V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Gilbert and faithful of the community including many children…| Orthodox Times (en)
With great joy and emotion, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros was informed today, following a related telegram from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, of the unanimous election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela as the new Metropolitan of Atlanta. The…| Orthodox Times (en)
The Hellenic Orthodox Community of Astoria, St. Demetrios at a general assembly meeting held on Sunday, September 8, 2024, cast a two-thirds majority vote in favor of transferring a percentage of the newly-constructed building across St. Demetrios Church to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in exchange for cash consideration…| Orthodox Times (en)
Following his attendance at the Holy Synaxis of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America accompanied Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Halki, the second-largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, Türkiye, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. As the former Abbot of Halki’s Monastery…| Orthodox Times (en)
