tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post3403440636550775730..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Met. Silouan: Patriarchal Vicar for Antiochians in USByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-29204141791881351652014-03-21T11:42:48.255-05:002014-03-21T11:42:48.255-05:00In the past couple high-profile elections in the P...In the past couple high-profile elections in the Patriarchate of Antioch-- like that of Patriarch John X and of Met. Ephrem of Tripoli-- the final choice came as a surprise to most. That may be less likely in North America, but it's becoming something of an Antiochian tradition.Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-84734309370192365262014-03-21T10:30:44.885-05:002014-03-21T10:30:44.885-05:00+Joseph will probably be Metropolitan in 36 hours....+Joseph will probably be Metropolitan in 36 hours.<br /><br />I'd weep for joy if it was +Anthony but I don't see that happening in this universe.The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-20811668155076978932014-03-21T09:13:45.354-05:002014-03-21T09:13:45.354-05:00You don't commemorate the patriarchal vicar be...You don't commemorate the patriarchal vicar because he's the patriarch's vicar-- that is, he's standing in on the ground representing the person of the patriarch. Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-76024685053734820232014-03-20T21:16:25.559-05:002014-03-20T21:16:25.559-05:00I don't know much about these things, but why ...I don't know much about these things, but why wouldn't you commemorate the patriarchal vicar or locum tenens? I thought that was the point of having them. Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814641376923337134noreply@blogger.com