Announcement of the Decisions of the Holy Eparchial Synod: Dec 31 2013/Jan 13 2014

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Created on Friday, 17 January 2014 17:08

On Monday, December 31, 2013/January 13, 2014, the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians in America convened in a regular session via conference-call and discussed the following item on the agenda:

1. The list of candidates for election to the Metropolitan throne of America was discussed and compiled for submission to the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece.

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