May 15, 2024

Born Demetrios Arhondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew was elected in October 1991 as the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by the Apostle Andrew. His formal office is Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch, a historic title dating to the sixth century.

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel Geron of Chalcedon was born in Agios Nikolaos, Crete (Greece) on December 19, 1958. After studying in Greece, in France and in the USA, he assumed the duties of Chancellor of the Holy Metropolis of Belgium. For twenty years (1994-2014) he headed the Office of the Orthodox

Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of America, Most Honorable Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is the eighth Archbishop of America elected since the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in 1922.  Archbishop Elpidophoros was born in 1967 in Bakirköy, Istanbul. He studied at

Church of Greece His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronimos of Athens and all Greece  was born in Inofita of Viotia on March 30, 1938. After he completed his studies, he was admitted to the Department of History and Archæology in the University of Athens. After that he was admitted to the Faculty of Theology of the University

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Archon Spiritual Advisor Father Alexander Karloutsos, recently retired, served as the Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Special Assistant to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros. He is the Spiritual Advisor to the Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America, and to Faith: An

National Commander, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America Conference Co-chair Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, MD has served as National Commander of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate since 1998. Dr. Limberakis was invested as an Archon on March 8, 1987 and conferred with the offikion Aktouarios. He has served on the Archon National Council

President, Pammakaristos Brotherhood of Archons in Europe Conference Co-chair Athanasios Martinos, Archon Exarchos, is the President of the Pammakaristos Brotherhood of Archons in Europe, and the Co-Chair of the 4th Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom.  An Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople as well as of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Archon Martinos served

Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America Co-Chair of the Speakers Program George Rockas was invested as an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2006. He is the Conference Planning Co-chairman of the Religious Freedom Conference that the Archons are holding on May 26-28, 2024, in Athens.  He was the Chairman of the Planning Committee

Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America Co-Chair of the Speakers Program Costa Sideridis is President and CEO of Ferro-Ceramic Grinding Inc., a private Massachusetts firm specializing in the manufacture of advanced ceramic materials supplying the semiconductor, medical, aerospace, defense, electronic, and microwave industries in the US and throughout the world.  Founded in 1966, the

Secretary General for Greeks abroad and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prof. John Chrysoulakis is a graduate of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, was awarded a Master’s degree from a US university and a PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He currently holds the title of