La métropole antiochienne a pour particularité de compter un grand doyenné couvrant tout le territoire nord-américain pour s'occuper de leurs nombreuses paroisses de rite orthodoxe occidental, suite à la sage et prophétique décision du Saint Synode antiochien prise en 1958 de restaurer nos anciens rites pour les chrétiens orthodoxes d'origine occidentale.
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His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPHMetropolitan of New York and all North America
The Holy Antiochian Orthodox Christian
Diocese of Los Angeles and the West celebrates with greatest joy the
election of our Father-in-Christ, His Eminence, Archbishop JOSEPH as the
new Metropolitan of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America. Led by His Beatitude, Patriarch JOHN X, the Holy Synod of
the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East elected
Sayidna JOSEPH at its meeting on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the historic
Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery in Northern Lebanon.
Through the grace of the Holy Spirit,
Sayidna JOSEPH was one of three hierarchs nominated by the Special
Convention of the Archdiocesan clergy and laity in Chicago, Illinois on
Thursday, June 5, 2014.
Coincidentally, Sayidna JOSEPH’s first
pastoral visit after his election will be to San Francisco, California,
just like his predecessor, His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP of
thrice-blessed memory and eternal repose. Sayidna JOSEPH will preside
over the 2014 Diocesan Parish Life Conference; Sayidna PHILIP presided
over the 1966 Archdiocesan Convention.
Naturally, Sayidna JOSEPH will greet his
clergy and laity at the PLC, where they will be among the first to
congratulate him. Best wishes can also be sent via the contact section of the Website..
In 2010, the Diocese produced a tribute entitled “A
Good Minister of Jesus Christ, Nourished in the Words of Faith: A
Celebration in Honor of His Grace, Bishop JOSEPH on the Fifteenth
Anniversary of His Episcopal Service to the Diocese of Los Angeles and
the West.” It is filled with photos and a three-page story of Sayidna’s ministry in western North America.
The Diocese gives thanks to Almighty God
for entrusting His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH to lead the Antiochian
Archdiocese, and to His Beatitude, Patriarch JOHN X and the
Metropolitans of the Holy Synod for ensuring that our Lord’s will be
done. May God grant them all many years!












































