The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with its headquarters located in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox Christian faith and tradition.
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His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of America was born in 1967 in Bakirköy, Istanbul.
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Palm Sunday
April 28
Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt
April 21
Sunday of Saint John Climacus
April 14
Sunday of the Holy Cross
April 7
Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas
March 31
Sunday of Orthodoxy
March 24
Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness Sunday)
March 17
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
March 3
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
February 25
Sunday of the Canaanite
February 18
Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew
February 11
Fifteenth Sunday of Matthew
February 4
Fifteenth Sunday of Luke
January 28
Twelfth Sunday of Luke
January 21
Leavetaking of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
January 14
Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, and Forerunner
January 7
The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
January 6
The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Greek Edition)
Eve of The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
January 5
Eve of The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Greek Edition)