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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Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October: A month to shine a light on the darkness of domestic violence. Let's stand together, raise awareness, and support survivors.
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Metropolis of Chicago, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chicago, and the Hellenic Society of Constantinople Present Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople May 16
The 2024 Spring Edition of the Ionian Village Alumni Magazine, the Golden Bridge, is out now!
St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in South Bend, IN Holds Blood Drive
Donate Blood and Save a Life at the 2024 Clergy-Laity Congress
Statement of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on the Conversion of the Monastery of Chora to a Mosque
Did You Know? Name Days May 6
Sunday Sermon Series Thomas Sunday May 12
Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit Presides Over Lamentations, Anastasi, and Agape Vespers in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit
Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh Presides over Anastasis Service at St. Nicholas Cathedral Followed by an Anastasi Meal
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Presides over Vespers of Agape on Holy and Great Pascha at Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Brookville
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