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Macedonian Press Agency - August 20, 1999

Ecumenical Patriarchate Elects New Archbishop Of America

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul has unanimously elected Dimitrios of Vreshteni as the new Archbishop of America,  |having accepted the resignation submitted by the Archbishop of America Spyridon, who was elected to the post of the Metropolitan of Chaldea.

The new Archbishop of America, who comes from the Church of Greece, is scheduled to arrive at the Fanar, the Seat of the Orthodox Church in Istanbul today for the ceremony.

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos said that the election of Mr. Dimitrios to the post "is an excellent choice and because of his spiritual, theological, practical and mental abilities it heralds a rebirth of the Greek-Orthodox Church of America, with the help of God."

[ Macedonian Press Agency - www.mpa.gr - August 20, 1999 ]