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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Divine Liturgy - 30th Anniversary of the Election of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Liturgy commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Election of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Friday, October 22, 2021.
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November 3, 2021 Evening Press Release »
Farewell Remarks of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at His Departure from the United States »
Remarks and Toast of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Dinner in Honor of the Thirtieth Anniversary of His Enthronement »