Archbishop Nathaniel Visits St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Potomac, Maryland

POTOMAC, MD — On November 8, 2026, the 24th Sunday after Pentecost and the Feast of the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel and All the Heavenly Powers, His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America was among the faithful of St. Andrew the Apostle Romanian Orthodox Parish in Potomac, Maryland, near Washington, DC, where he officiated the Holy and Divine Liturgy.

Assisting His Eminence were Very Rev. Fr. Cosmin Antonescu, parish priest; Very Rev. Fr. Dimitrie Vincent, priest emeritus; and Very Rev. Fr. Paul Coats, attached priest at Sts. Constantine and Helen Romanian Orthodox Parish in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The visit took place as the parish continues the construction of its new church at 9111 River Road. Inspired by the church of Moldovița Monastery in Romania, the project brings the beauty of traditional Romanian Orthodox architecture to the Washington metropolitan area. The new church represents years of prayer, planning, and sacrificial support from parishioners and benefactors.

The project also carries forward the vision of Father Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa (1925–2006), the renowned Romanian Orthodox priest…