Antiochians Elect New Bishops

Antiochians Elect New Bishops July 30, 2011

At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy on Saturday, July 30, at the 50th Convention of the Antiochian Archdiocese, His Eminence Metropolitan Philip announced that the Synod had elected three archimandrites of the Archdiocese for elevation to the episcopacy.

They are:

Rt. Rev. Archimandrite John Abdalah, who will serve as the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Worcester and New England;

Rt. Rev. Archmandrite Anthony Michaels, who will serve as the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest;

Rt. Rev. Archmandrite Nicholas Ozone, who will serve as the auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn and assist His Eminence at the Archdiocese headquarters in Englewood, NJ.

Please remember these servants of our Lord in your prayers, and may God grant them many years!

Taken from the Antiochian Webpage.


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