Archbishop Joseph Elected New Metropolitan of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America

posted on: Jul 3, 2014

The Holy Antiochian Orthodox Christian Diocese of Los Angeles and the West celebrates the election of His Eminence, Archbishop Joseph as the new Metropolitan of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Led by His Beatitude, Patriarch John X, the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East elected Sayidna Joseph at its meeting on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the historic Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery in Northern Lebanon.

Archbishop Joseph was one of three hierarchs nominated by the Special Convention of the Archdiocesan clergy and laity in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, June 5, 2014.

Archbishop Joseph’s first pastoral visit after his election will be to San Francisco, California, just like his predecessor, His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip. Archbishop Joseph will preside over the 2014 Diocesan Parish Life Conference; Metropolitan Philip presided over the 1966 Archdiocesan Convention.

In 2010, the Diocese produced a tribute entitled “A Good Minister of Jesus Christ, Nourished in the Words of Faith: A Celebration in Honor of His Grace, Bishop JOSEPH on the Fifteenth Anniversary of His Episcopal Service to the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West.” It is filled with photos and a three-page story of Archbishop Joseph’s ministry in western North America.