(Antiochian.org) - To our Beloved in the Lord, the Hierarchs, Priests, Deacons, Board of Trustees, and Faithful of our Antiochian Archdiocese of New York and All North America:
We greet you warmly and prayerfully in Christ, asking the Lord to keep you safe.
We inform you of our Decision No. 118, dated October 24, 2022, by which we appoint a Patriarchal Vicar for the Archdiocese of New York and All North America.
We hope that you will cooperate with the Patriarchal Vicar for the welfare of the Archdiocese.
We inform you that, from now on, the Patriarch of Antioch is commemorated in all divine services.
With our prayers and Apostolic blessings.
Balamand, 24 October 2022.
+JOHN X
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Patriarchal decision (118)
We, JOHN X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, based on the Basic Statute of the See of Antioch issued in 1972 and the provisions of the Internal Regulations of the See of Antioch issued in 1983, decide the following:
Article 1: The appointment of His Eminence Metropolitan ANTONIOS El Souri, Metropolitan of Zahle, Baalbek and Dependencies, as Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of New York and All North America.
Article 2: The Patriarchal Vicar shall perform the tasks entrusted to him by the provisions of the general ecclesiastical law and the Antiochian laws.
Article 3: This decision shall be published and all those concerned shall be notified. It shall be effective from the date of its issue.
Balamand, 24 October 2022.
+JOHN X
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Met. Antonios (El Souri) running Antiochian Archdiocese
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For anyone who might be interested, I've made some informal translations of various writings by Met Antonios, which I hope to add to, here: http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.com/search/label/Met%20Antonios%20%28el-Souri%29
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these translations.
DeleteHow many parishes we're in his diocese verses how many are in the north American church. What are his leadership and management credentials?
ReplyDeleteFor coordinating an episcopal election and acting as an interface between the Patriarchate and the American Archdiocese, which is basically what his role is, those are somewhat irrelevant questions. The Archdiocese of Zahle is a couple dozen or so parishes, in a rather difficult geography, covering both the Greek Catholic and Hezbollah heartlands. But, since he's been there he's established at least one school (with plans for more) and a monastery. Previously, he was abbot of a monastery, and had been the priest specifically for youth activities in the Archdiocese of Tripoli and had had leadership roles in Antioch's Youth Movement and Syndesmos.
ReplyDelete(For those who remember, Met Silouan Muci basically had the same role the last time around).
ReplyDeleteSo they both have no management or leadership credentials,,,,,,,, hummm
ReplyDeleteJust got back from a retreat at our local Antiochian Monastery. Abbots are especially gifted individuals, needing to be wise and kind shepherds of their communities. I think we'll be just fine!
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