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    Publication of Official List of Candidates Eligible for Election to the Office of Metropolitan or Auxiliary Bishop

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    By Webmaster on June 22, 2017 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories
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    Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

    NEW YORK – In accordance with Article 14 of the Charter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the pertinent Regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (Advisory and Consultative Role in Hierarchical Elections) and in light of the vacancy in the Holy Metropolis of Chicago, the Archdiocese publishes the list of candidates eligible for election to the Office of Metropolitan or Auxiliary Bishop. The list includes the names of Auxiliary Bishops, in order of ordination to the Episcopacy; and the names of other clergy in alphabetical order. This list has recently been duly ratified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate with an official document dated March 1st, 2017 and under protocol number 37.

    1) Auxiliary bishops (in order of ordination to the Episcopacy)
    His Grace Bishop Andonios of  Phasiane
    His Grace Bishop Demetrios of  Mokissos
    His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of  Zela
    His Grace Bishop Apostolos of  Medeia

    2) Archimandrites (in alphabetical order)
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Dionysios Anagnostopoulos
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Timothy Bakakos
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Vasilios Bassakyros
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Ambrosios Bitziadis (Bowers)
    V. Rev. Archimandrite John E. Constantine
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Joachim A. Cotsonis
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Cottros
    V . Rev. Archimandrite Damaskinos V. Ganas
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Philip Koufos
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Stavroforos Mamaies
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Constantine Moralis
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Makarios J. Niakaros
    V. Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostom Panos
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Christodoulos Papadeas
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Eugene N. Pappas
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Seraphim P. Poulos
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Nathanael Symeonides
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Agathonikos Wilson

    3) Presbyters (in alphabetical order)
    Rev. Fr. E. Kyprianos Bouboutsis
    Rev. Fr. Athanasios DeMedeiros
    Rev. Fr. Sokratis Dimitriadis
    Rev. Economos Christopher Flesoras
    Rev. Fr. Eudokimos-Martin Harding
    V. Rev. Archimandrite Andrew Mahaleres
    Rev. Fr. Christodoulos Margellos
    Rev. Fr. Galenos John Pilafas
    Rev. Fr. Polykarpos Steve
    Rev. Fr. Michael Ziebarth

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