Archbishop-elect of Canada delivers Great Message at the Ecumenical Patriarchate (VIDEO)
The Service of the Great Message for Archbishop-elect Apostolos of Canada was held on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George at the Phanar, in the presence of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
The ceremony followed the election of Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey as the new Archbishop of Canada by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which convened under the presidency of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Wednesday, July 22.
The election took place at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, where the members of the Holy and Sacred Synod gathered for their session and unanimously chose Metropolitan Apostolos to succeed Archbishop Sotirios as Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada.
During the Service of the Great Message, Archbishop-elect Apostolos formally accepted his election before the Ecumenical Patriarch and the members of the Holy and Sacred Synod, marking an important step before his episcopal enthronement in Canada.
