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Athens News Agency - September 20, 1999

Dimitrios enthroned as new Archbishop of America

ATHENS, GREECE, 20/09/1999 (ANA)

In a glittering ecclesiastical ceremony in New York on Saturday, before religious leaders from around the world, political leaders and hundreds of faithful, Archbishop Dimitrios was enthroned as the sixth Archbishop of America since the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in 1922.

The 71-year-old Dimitrios was lauded by Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoris Niotis and Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides, among others. US First Lady Hillary Clinton also attended the ceremony.

In an address, Dimitrios said that cultivating the Orthodox faith, extending love, charity and care for his fellow human beings and working for unity and concord among the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese are his top goals.

| Metropolitan Dimitrios of Vrasthena was unanimously elected Archbishop of America during a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Aug. 19 to succeed Archbishop Spyridon, who had resigned a day earlier.

[ Athens News Agency - www.ana.gr - September 20, 1999 ]