Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, representing His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, officiated at the enthronement of Metropolitan Iosif of Buenos Aires on Saturday, February 29 at the Dormition of the Mother of God Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Buenos Aires.
Present at the service was the Minister of Public Works of Argentina Gabriel Katopodis, Secretary-General of Hellenes Abroad Ioannis Chrysoulakis, Ambassador of Greece to Argentina Demetrios Zevelakis, members of the Hellenic Parliament Dionysios Hatzidakis and Maximos Harakopoulos, as well as diplomats of other countries in Argentina.
Metropolitan Iosif is the first hierarch of Argentinian origin to be elected Metropolitan of Buenos Aires. In his speech he thanked His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the members of the Holy Synod for their love and the trust they have put in him. It is noted here that Metropolitan Iosif Bosch is one of the most highly educated hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and he is the spiritual son of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros. Prior to his election as Metropolitan of Buenos Aires, he was auxiliary Bishop of Patara under the former Metropolitan Tarasios of Buenos Aires. Tarasios was elected Metropolitan of Rhodopolis and appointed Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Institute of Orthodox Theology in California.
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