Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed on Thursday, December 16, 2021, the recently ordained Archimandrite Bartholomew Mercado to the Archdiocesan headquarters.
Fr. Bartholomew received the Archbishop’s blessing upon his assignment, effective today, as the proistamenos at St. George & Saint Demetrios Church in New York City.
Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Andreas Vithoulkas was also in the meeting.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America also received Archimandrite Avgoustinos Psomas, along with Bishop Apostolos of Medeia and the Chancellor of the Metropolis of New Jersey Archimandrite Christoforos Oikonomidis.
Fr. Avgoustinos received the Archbishop’s blessing on his new assignment to the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Thomas in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, effective January 1, 2022.