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AHEPA Mourns Passing of Archbishop Christodoulos
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AHEPA Mourns Passing of Archbishop Christodoulos
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ike Gulas, international president of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), the leading association for the nationĒs 1.3 million American citizens of Hellenic ancestry and Philhellenes, issued the following statement about the passing of Archbishop Christodoulos:
“We are saddened to learn of the passing of His Eminence Christodoulos, archbishop of GreeceĒs Orthodox Church, who bravely battled liver cancer.
We were fortunate to have been granted many audiences with His Eminence to discuss ways in which we can work together to project and protect Hellenism and Orthodoxy abroad.
In 2001, Archbishop Christodoulos received the late John Paul II, the first pope to visit Greece in 1,300 years. Again, in 2006, His Eminence visited the Vatican to meet with Pope Benedict XVI and signed a joint declaration calling for inter-religious dialogue.
May His Memory Be Eternal.