Enthronement of a new Abbot at the Holy Monastery of Agios Nektarios in Roscoe, New Yorktranslated

The Most Reverend Archbishop of America Mr. Elpidophoros presided over the Divine Liturgy on the feast of the Collection of the Holy Relics of Saint Nektarios at the celebratory Holy Monastery in Roscoe, New York. After the dismissal, the Archbishop of America enthroned the Panosiology Archimandrite Mr. Stefanos as Abbot of the Monastery of Agios Nektarios, inaugurating a new chapter for the Monastery and marking an important moment for Orthodox monasticism in the United States.

The Brotherhood of the Holy Monastery in Roscoe last June elected a new Abbot, after the death of the blessed Abbot Elder Joseph.

According to a press release of the Holy Archdiocese of America, following a secret vote, Hieromonk Stefanos (real name Konstantinos Giannakopoulos), brainchild of the late Elder Joseph, was elected new Abbot.

The Archbishop of America Mr. Elpidophoros expressed his joy and wishes to the newly elected Abbot, underlining the importance of continuing the spiritual legacy of his predecessor as well as the blessed Elder Ephraim of Arizona.

At the enthronement ceremony of the new Abbot, the Archbishop...