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The first Greek Orthodox Bishop consecrated in America—Philaretos Ioannides (1885-1961). The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected him the first bishop of the Diocese of Chicago in 1923. He also served as locum tenens of the Diocese of San Francisco from 1923-1926.

“Widespread mobilization by the Greek Americans following the Cyprus invasion persuaded Congress to impose an embargo on Turkey. It remains a rare instance of Congress shaping U.S. foreign policy due to pressure from an American ethnic group.” Alexander Kitroeff thenationalherald.com/they-forgot-cy…

President and Archbishop of Cyprus Makarios III meet with refugees following the July 20, 1974 Turkish invasion—from the film, ‘A Boy Named Panayotis’.

Fun Fact: President Jimmy Carter (who turns 100 hundred today) was an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Fr. Tom Fitzgerald was historian of the church who not only wrote history, but made it. A priest of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, pastor, and scholar, he was the longest serving Professor of Church History at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. May his memory be eternal.

Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta enthroned today. goarch.org/-/metropolitan…

How do you end a semester with a bang? Invite Prof. Sarah Sarah Riccardi-Swartz to guest lecture “The History of Orthodox Christianity in America” Hellenic College Holy Cross—a graduate seminar led by our Director of Archives. Her powerful talk left our seminarians inspired and ready for the future!

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros attended the National Day of Prayer at the invitation of President Trump at the White House. This annual observance, brings together faith leaders from diverse religious traditions to offer prayers for the Nation: goarch.org/-/archbishop-e…

Les Archives du Vatican sont l'un des lieux les plus mystérieux et inaccessibles du monde. Elles renferment plus de 85 kilomètres de rayonnages et des centaines de milliers de documents. Voici ce qu'on sait. Fil 🔽