Following the statement issued on 11 June 2020, by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem regarding the ecclesial status of Rev. Nicholas Matar, based in Corona, CA, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America hereby states that Rev. Nicholas Matar is not affiliated with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America nor with the Vicariate for the Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.