Addresses & Speeches

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Enthronement Luncheon Remarks

Your love and welcome are truly overwhelming, and I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. So many expressions of appreciation, so many warm words of greeting. From the Enthronement Ceremony in the Cathedral to this festive and magnificent luncheon – a fellowship meal of faith and love. You will forgive me if I say that I am truly overcome by your kind and generous reception of my humble person. I truly thank you all for such a glorious day! Read More
Sermon of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Sunday of All Saints, June 23, 2019

Today, then, begins a new liturgical cycle of our Church, one in which we must make every effort to live the witness of all the Saints of our Church, which stretches across ceaseless centuries since the Day of Pentecost, and which draws a straight line of our faith from the time of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Martyrs – men and women. Read More
Enthronement Address of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros

Indeed, my heart, soul, and mind are ready and eager to embark on this great challenge and charge that our Thrice-Holy God has granted to me by His grace, with my election, at the recommendation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, by the most reverend members of the Holy and Sacred Synod, in order that I might serve you, the beloved faithful of America, as your spiritual father and pastor, the seventh Archbishop of the Holy Archdiocese of America. Read More
Greetings by Rabbi Arthur Schneier to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros

You are following in the footsteps of His All-Holiness by carrying the name Elpidophoros – bearer of hope. A belief in a commitment to work for a better future through your own “dialogue of life.” Read More
Remarks of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros at Reception and Dinner with Priests and Presvyteres of the Direct Archdiocesan District

I stand here before you this evening, and I think about all that has transpired in just the past few weeks, and I have to say that I am so happy when I reflect upon my first interaction with the clergy of the Archdiocese, in the phone call of Thursday May 16th, just five days after my election as Archbishop of America. Read More
The First Day of a Long and Fruitful Ministry

“This is the first day of a long and fruitful ministry,” said His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America shortly after he arrived today at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. He was welcomed by the Hierarchs, the clergy and the lay staff, who joyfully anticipated the moment they would see and meet their new Archbishop and spiritual father. Read More
Arrival Remarks of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Arrival Remarks on June 19, 2019 at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York. Read More

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Enthronement Luncheon Remarks

Sermon of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Sunday of All Saints, June 23, 2019

Enthronement Address of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros

Greetings by Rabbi Arthur Schneier to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros

Remarks of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros at Reception and Dinner with Priests and Presvyteres of the Direct Archdiocesan District

The First Day of a Long and Fruitful Ministry

Arrival Remarks of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros