Greek Orthodox Leader Chosen for New Jersey
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NEW YORK -- The bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, have unanimously elected Archimandrite Evangelos Kourounis to be the Greek Orthodox metropolitan for New Jersey, ending a vacancy of nearly three years.
The Greek archdiocese in New York said Kourounis was the first choice among three names submitted to Istanbul by the U.S. bishops.
Kourounis, 42, was ordained a priest in 1989. He has been dean of the Cathedral of St. Demetrios in the Queens borough of New York City the last two years.
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