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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...

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...

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...

Greek Defense Minister Meets With Archbishop Demetrios of America

“Greece could be a constant factor in the region, ensuring peace, but also the free world’s interests,” said Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos after his meeting with Archbishop Demetrios of America at the offices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Manhattan. “I...

Staikouras Meets Archbishop Demetrios of America

Alternate Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras, had a meeting with Archbishop Demetrios of America, as part of his visit to New York. During their meeting, Staikouras thanked and congratulated the Archbishop for his “great and important work for Hellenism and...

Exclusive Interview: Archbishop Demetrios of America on Faith and Politics

Archbishop Demetrios of America talks about Faith and Politics in an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter.  The head of the Greek Orthodox church in America notes that faith doesn't change in time but the way its message is conveyed...

Archbishop Demetrios of America: "The Greek-American Community Will Continue to Help Greece"

"The Greek-American community will continue to help Greece and its people," underscored Archbishop Demetrios of America during his meeting with a delegation from the Holy Archdiocese of Athens in NY. The Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of America noted...

Archbishop Demetrios of America Visits WTC to See Ground for Restored St. Nicholas Church

Occasioned by the soon-to-be-expected re-building of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in lower Manhattan, Archbishop of America Demetrios visited the area where the Twin Towers, known as the World Trade Center, while a bit earlier, he had...

Archbishop Demetrios of America Presents Three Hierarchs Awards of Excellence

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America organized a series of events in celebration of Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. On Saturday, January 28,...

Archbishop Demetrios of America & his Brother Establish Fellowship Fund for Holy Cross Graduates

Archbishop Demetrios of America and his brother Prof. Antonios Trakatellis of Thessaloniki, Greece, have established and funded a fellowship fund in honor and in memory of their parents, Christos and Georgia. The fund named The Christos and Georgia Trakatellis Fellowship...

Archbishop Demetrios of America Receives Pension from the Greek State According to "Vima"

According to an article in the Greek newspaper “To Vima”, the Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is one of the priests that retire from the Greek State. The information came up after the census of...

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,...

Archbishop of America Demetrios Proclaims May 21 as ‘AHEPA Sunday’

This Sunday, May 21 will be “AHEPA Sunday” in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios has proclaimed according to AHEPA NEWS. The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) is a fraternal organization founded on July 26,...

US Vice President Joe Biden Meets with Archbishop of America Demetrios

US Vice President Joe Biden met with Archbishop Demetrios, of the Greek Orthodox Church in New York on November 16. The meeting was held at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese premises in Manhattan, NY, in which the US official expressed...

Archbishop of America Demetrios Visits Cyprus

The Archbishop of America, Demetrios, who is visiting Cyprus at the moment, met with the President of the House of Representatives, Yiannakis Omirou today, whom assured that the Archdiocese of America and the expatriate community in the USA will...