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The Schism in the Orthodox Church is taking a new turn as some 100 Orthodox priests in Western Europe refuse to recognize the Patriarchate of Constantinople and choose the one in Moscow.

US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt referred to US diplomacy vis-à-vis Orthodoxy and Orthodox Churches, while touching on the significance that Greek Orthodoxy holds for the nation of 11 million, in statements given to the Athens-based Orthodoxia news agency.

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate voted unanimously to appoint Metropolitan of Proussis, Elpidoforo (Lambrianiadis) as the Archbishop of America.