6/8/2011 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy on Saturday, July 30, at the 50th Convention of the Antiochian Archdiocese, His Eminence Metropolitan Philip announced that the Synod had elected three archimandrites of the Archdiocese for elevation to the episcopacy. They are: the Rt. Rev. Archimandrite John Abdalah, who will serve ...