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Outgoing Archbishop Demetrios on His 20 Years at the Helm of Orthodoxy
The Holy Synod in Constantinople is expected to elect a new Archbishop of America following the resignation of Demetrios earlier in the week.
The Holy Synod is in session from Thursday, May 9 to Saturday, May 11, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew...
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Archbishop Demetrios Resigns: End of an Era for the Greek Orthodox Church in America
The resignation on Saturday of Archbishop Demetrios brought to a close his twenty-year-long leadership of the Greek Orthodox Church in America.
He led a church of more than one and a half million Greek Orthodox Christians in the United States,...
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Archbishop Demetrios of America Resigns
Archbishop Demetrios of America who is visiting Istanbul has handed his resignation to Ecumenical Patriarch on Saturday.
Bartholomew has twice called on the 90-year-old Demetrios to resign but the latter has resisted. The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is...
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Archbishop Demetrios of America will Attend 9/11 Event at Church of St Veronica
In memory of the tragic terrorists attacks of Sept 11, 2001 in the USA, Archbishop Demetrios of America will be attending an event to honor the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas.
The church was destroyed when the south tower...
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Greece Denies it Seeks to Replace Archbishop Demetrios of America
Greece's Press and Information Office in New York categorically denied on Sunday a report published in The National Herald on Sunday, which claimed that the Greek government urged the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to replace Archbishop Demetrios of America, after...
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Former Vice President Joe Biden Visits Archbishop Demetrios
The former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden visited His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America in his office at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.
“I can’t come to New York and not stop by to see...
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Kotzias Discusses Greek Education in the U.S. in Meeting with Archbishop Demetrios
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias discussed Greek education in the United States and the role and activities of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with the Archbishop Demetrios of America, during a meeting in New York on Thursday.
After the meeting,...
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Archbishop Demetrios: "USA Should Welcome People of Every Nation"
Archbishop Demetrios of America says that the US should "welcome people of every nation," as it has always done. The statement came a few days after President Trump had signed an executive order to limit travel to the US from...
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Archbishop Demetrios to Attend Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America has been invited and will attend the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Friday January 20th, 2017, in the Nation’s Capital.
On Jan. 19, the Archbishop will be honored during a reception, sponsored by the Hellenic Initiative,...
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Archbishop Demetrios Delivers Invocation at the Democratic National Convention
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, offered the Prayer of Invocation today, Thursday July 28, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.
In the long established tradition of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese to...
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Archbishop Demetrios Offers Prayer at the Republican National Convention
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Archbishop Demetrios, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, offered a prayer at the the Republican National Convention. The benediction came after the remarks of Donald Trump's running mate, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana.
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Archbishop Demetrios Visits Fire Ravaged St. Sava Orthodox Church
As an expression of the support and concern of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America visited yesterday afternoon the Serbian Orthodox church of Saint Sava in downtown Manhattan, which was destroyed by a catastrophic fire on the...
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Archbishop Demetrios Calls for Support of the Pan-Macedonian Association’s Pettition for the Name of FYROM
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America met with the representatives of the Executive Committee of the Pan-Macedonian Association in the United States and discussed with them issues relevant to the national concern of the name of FYROM (Former Yugoslav...
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Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Meets with Archbishop Demetrios
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Archbishop Demetrios of America on Thursday and underlined the importance of the role of the Greek Orthodox Church Archdiocese to the Greek-American community.
Tsipras assured the Archbishop that the Greek government will continue...
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Archbishop Demetrios Urges U.S. President to Intensify Efforts Toward Greek Crisis Solution
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Head, Archbishop Demetrios, expressed his anguish for the latest developments in Greece during his recent contacts with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and U.S. President Barack Obama.
His Eminence Archbishop Dimitrios of America sent a letter to President Obama on Tuesday,...