First meeting of the Archdiocesan Council under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canada

On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the first meeting of the Archdiocesan Council was held at the Metropolitan Centre of the Holy Church of St. Nicholas in Scarborough, under the presidency of Archbishop Apostolos of Canada.

The meeting was attended by Bishop Athenagoras of Patara, clergy, and lay members representing various regions across Canada.

The Archbishop’s Opening Address Drawing inspiration from the apostolic exhortation, “Speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15), the Archbishop outlined the principal priorities of his archpastoral ministry, emphasizing that the meeting represented a shared ecclesiastical responsibility for the spiritual growth and mission of the Holy Archdiocese of Canada.

He expressed his gratitude and unwavering devotion to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, underscoring the unbreakable bond between the Archdiocese and the Mother Church of Constantinople. He also spoke with profound respect of the longstanding contributions of his predecessor, Archbishop Sotirios of Canada, and of the responsibility to preserve and further develop the ecclesiastical legacy entrusted to the Archdiocese.

A central theme of his address was the Christ-centered…