On August 7, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Charalampos Nichev, who serves the Bulgarian-speaking Orthodox community in Istanbul, and Bishop-Elect Dionysios of Stobi (Church of Bulgaria) to GOA headquarters.
Archimandrite Nichev and Bishop-Elect Dionysios had joined Archbishop Elpidophoros, as well as His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, in Corona, NY this past Sunday for the celebration of the Feast of the Transfiguration.
