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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St. Nicholas National Shrine July Update
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Paschal Message of National Commander Dr. Limberakis
FOCUS North America: Small Mercies in Minnesota
Divine Liturgy of Great and Holy Pascha at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
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Homily for the Vespers of Agape - The Holy and Great Pascha
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joins St. Paraskevi Community in Greenlawn, NY Holy Saturday Morning
Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Divine Liturgy of the First Resurrection
Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Service of the Lamentations
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