On November 29, 1962, at the Parish of Saint Markella, in Astoria, NYC, Archimandrite Petros (Astyfides) was ordained to the Episcopal dignity by His Eminence Archbishop Leonty of Chile, who was assisted by His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Caracas. Serving as Hieromonk was Eleutherios Moschos, and serving as HieroDeacon was Nikodemos Kalantis. Chanting were Hieromonk…
On November 29, 1962, at the Parish of Saint Markella, in Astoria, NYC, Archimandrite Petros (Astyfides) was ordained to the Episcopal dignity by His Eminence Archbishop Leonty of Chile, who was assisted by His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Caracas. Serving as Hieromonk was Eleutherios Moschos, and serving as HieroDeacon was Nikodemos Kalantis. Chanting were Hieromonk Akakios Ntouskos, and Presbyter George Markou. Present were Gerontissa Syglitiki, her sisterhood, Subdeacon Igor, and the future priest Vsevolod Dutikov. Mr. Dutikov drove the Russian bishops from Synod Headquarters in Manhattan to St. Markella’s in Astoria, Queens. The ordination was done in secret. No photographs were taken, and certainly no home movies were recorded on any film camera. Recently, by the will of God, an audio recording of the ordination has been discovered. This is that recording.
For an account of the circumstances that motivated the secrecy of Bishop Petros’ ordination, and how the ROCOR (under the Omophorion of Metropolitan St. Philaret of New York) eventually accepted this ordination, and accepted Bishop Petros as a member of the ROCOR Synod of Bishops please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V05vMkgfO_w&list=PLCKW16X–kPyz2BwizGTxlFDc3-viRG3Y&index=1&t=367s
Dear Sirs,
I have to appeal to you to bring attention of Greek Orthodox World to the numerous atrocities committed against Orthodox Serbs in two world wars by catholic armies and in the name of superiority of western culture.
I have learned that Orthodox communities are oblivious of the fact that one Orthodox nation has been halved in the course of two world wars and has suffered a loss at least comparable to that of our Jewish neighbours.
My greatest fear is that ignoring millions of martyred Christians will bring us to repeating of all those sufferings already known to the orthodox world.
May it be the warning to our careless minds caught in the vortex of modern times and clear instruction to Greek brothers where is it division will take us.
Sincerely, from our Saint Emperors Naissus.
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