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Archbishop Elpidophoros is the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

For more details see the report at Greek Reporter.

See also Metropolitan Nathanael [of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese] on Same-Sex Orientation, On Same-Sex Love by Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the extensive Sexuality and Gender section in both archives in the menu at the top of this page.

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