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Archbishop Elpidophoros is a tenured Professor of Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. [3] He assumed the post of associate professor at Aristotle University's Department of Pastoral and Social Theology in 2011, and has taught courses in the areas of Comparative Theology, Inter-Orthodox & Inter-Christian Relations, and the Ecumenical Movement.
On May 11, 2019, the church's Holy and Sacred Synod unanimously elected Metropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa as the new archbishop of America following the voluntary resignation of Archbishop Demetrios. [4]
On 18 September 1999, Elder Archbishop Demetrios was enthroned at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity as Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. [5] [6] The cathedral on New York City's Upper East Side serves as the national cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is the seat of the Archbishop. [7] [8]
Jonathan (Kopolovitch), Archbishop of New York and the Aleutians, 1967–1970. Moscow was permitted to replace this Exarchate, and a diocese in Canada, with a non-diocesan patriarchal vicariate in each country, the United States and Canada, when it and the Metropolia were reconciled, and Moscow recognized the Metropolia's autocephaly, in 1970.
In 2019, the nonprofit Friends of St. Nicholas was founded to help complete the project, which continued under the auspices of the newly elected Archbishop Elpidophoros. The church was partially opened for a memorial service commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
In December 2020, Alvarez and the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches was hosted by Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. [4] In 2021, Alvarez was installed as the archbishop and primate for the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches. [2]
He also was appointed as Chief Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in 2018 and Spiritual Advisor of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society in 2019. Koufallakis was also tasked with planning of the ceremony of the enthronement of Archbishop Elpidophoros which took place on June 22, 2019. [2] [3]
During his prelature in December 2020, he was hosted by Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. [8] In 2021, he was installed as archbishop and primate for the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches. [7] In 2022, Alvarez published Pentecostal Orthodoxy: Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit through InterVarsity Press.