Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis met today with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America in New York, where he is making an official visit.
Mr. Varvitsiotis congratulated His Holiness for the great pastoral, spiritual and social work performed by the Holy Archdiocese of America, which this year celebrates the centenary of its founding. “The Church is the focal point of Hellenism in the United States and sends a message of unity around the world”, he said. He continued by praising the Archdiocese's contribution to the intellectual life, education and socio-cultural activity of Diaspora Greeks in the USA, for whom it constitutes a stable point of reference.
The Alternate Minister also noted that thanks to the multifaceted work of the Holy Archdiocese of America, the status of the Greek Orthodox Community in the USA has been significantly strengthened, while he was briefed by His Eminence on the most important current issues of the Greek Diaspora.
March 17, 2022