2004 News Archives
Metropolitan Anthony of San Francisco was laid to rest yesterday, after a moving Funeral Service at the Ascension Cathedral of Oakland, Calif., which was attended by faithful and clergy from across the country and around the world. Read More
Metropolitan Anthony, the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, with jurisdiction over the seven western states, died today, December 25, 2004, five weeks after he was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma. Read More
His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony, spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, died today, December 25, 2004, following a short illness. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America installed the newly appointed Archdiocesan Council and National Philoptochos Board at their fall meetings held on December 10 and 11 at the Marriott Hotel Downtown, Chicago, IL. Read More
Justice Ira Gammerman of the New York State Supreme Court yesterday denied a motion for re-argument and renewal made by plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Read More
Audio recordings of 40 educational workshops and sessions of the 37th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress are now available on the Archdiocesan web site in both Real Audio and Quicktime formats. Read More
EWTN Global Catholic Network, has announced that it will broadcast live worldwide from the Vatican as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of over 250 million Orthodox Christians around the world, receives the relics of St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory the Theologian from Pope John Paul II. Read More
His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony of San Francisco was admitted to U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, on Thursday, November 18, with a diagnosis of Burkitts lymphoma, a malignancy of the lymph nodes. Read More
Responding to the request of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of over 250 million Orthodox Christians around the world, and recognizing the importance of St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory the Theologian to Orthodox Christians around the world, Pope John Paul II has agreed to return the relics of these two great Fathers of the Church and Ecumenical Teachers to their original resting place in the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, has announced the reappointment of Mrs. Georgia Skeadas for a second term as President of the National Board of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios concluded his meetings in Washington, DC yesterday and, after meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, at the State Department, met early in the afternoon at the White House with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, who today was nominated by President George W. Bush to assume the position of Secretary of State. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America today led a delegation of representatives from several Greek American organizations to the State Department for a meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman. Read More
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will lead a delegation of representatives from several Greek American organizations to Washington, DC on Monday, November 15, 2004 to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell, and discuss the issue of the United States recognition of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.). Read More
Following his statement concerning the recognition of FYROM as Republic of Macedonia, Archbishop Demetrios of America, sent a letter yesterday to the re-elected President of the United States, George W. Bush. Read More
Archbishop Demetrios of America, while participating in the meetings of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, was informed of the U.S. recognition of F.Y.R.O.M as "Republic of Macedonia" and made the following statement: Read More
Three dedicated church musicians of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will be honored on National Church Music Sunday, October 3, 2004. Read More
The Department of Outreach & Evangelism of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces the release of a new educational brochure series by prominent Orthodox clergy designed to renew the faith of active Orthodox Christians, reach out to inactive Orthodox Christians and to share the Truth of Orthodox Christianity with those inquiring about the faith. Read More
Upon the tragic news of the crash of a Greek military helicopter which was transporting Patriarch Petros of Alexandria and All Africa and his entourage to Mount Athos and went down approximately 15 miles off the shores of Mount Athos killing all 17 persons aboard, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America expressed on behalf of the Holy Eparchial Synod, the clergy, and the entire Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America his deep sorrow for this great loss: Read More
he Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces the Fall 2004 schedule of religious education classes for adults, families and parish educators over the Internet. Read More
rders are now being taken for the 2005 Parish Ecclesiastical Calendars, an annual resource of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America that is prepared and distributed by the Department of Communications and the Department of Internet Ministries. Read More