WHEREAS: With his whole heart, mind and soul, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios has faithfully, tirelessly, and responsibly served the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as its Primate since his election as Archbishop of America on August 19, 1999;
WHEREAS: With his whole heart, mind and soul, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios has faithfully, tirelessly, and responsibly served the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as its Primate since his election as Archbishop of America on August 19, 1999;
An official announcement on the Facebook page of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople states that Archbishop Demetrios of America has finally submitted his resignation to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Archbishop Demetrios of America, accompanied by Archdeacon Panteleimon Papadopoulos, is leaving tomorrow 2 May 2019 for Phanari, where he will meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in order to inform him about current issues of the Holy Archdiocese of America.