Source: Religion News Service (RNS) NEW YORK (AP) — The Greek Orthodox church of the United States, a far-flung denomination of 1.5-million members, on Saturday installed its first new leader in 20 years — a lifelong European whose top priority is completing construction of a shrine in New York City linked to the Sept. 11 attacks. Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, 51, a native of Istanbul and a longtime theology professor in Greece, was enthroned as archbishop in an elaborate ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan. Many Greek Americans from across the U.S. came to New York for the…
Archbishop Elpidophoros, left, stands at his throne on the altar next to his predecessor, former Archbishop Demetrios, right, inside the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity during Elpidophoros’ enthronement ceremony as the new archbishop for America, Saturday June 22, 2019, in New York. Elpidophoros is the seventh archbishop for America for the Greek Orthodox Church. Demetrios served in the position for 20 years before resigning on May 4, 2019.
