Source: The Blade (Toledo) Saliba led Antiochian Orthodox church since ’66 BY PETER SMITH BLOCK NEWS ALLIANCE CHICAGO — Three bishops have been nominated to be the first new leader in half a century of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. The candidates were chosen Thursday at a special assembly in Chicago, called to recommend a successor to the late Metropolitan Philip Saliba, who died March 19 at age 82 after leading the growing denomination since 1966. Among the nominees for his successor is Bishop John Abdalah of the Diocese of Worcester and New England, who served for…
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