Diocese of New York and Washington, D.C.
Diocese of New York and Washington, D.C.
The Most Reverend PHILIP
Archbishop of New York and Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan of All North America
This is the Archbishop's area of direct jurisdiction, includes parishes in the New York City metropolitan area, the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and institutions throughout North America (e.g., the Antiochian Village in Pennsylvania).
On account of their geographic disparateness, parishes of this diocese join with the parishes of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and the East for Parish Life Conferences and other diocesan gatherings.
About Metropolitan PHILIP
Born: June 10, 1931, Abou Mizan, Lebanon
Name Day: November 14
Educated:
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Balamand Orthodox Theological Seminary,
Tripoli (Lebanon), 1945-47 -
Orthodox Secondary School, Homs (Syria), 1947-49
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Assiyah College, Damascus (Syria), 1949-51
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Kelham Theological School, Nottinghamshire
(England), 1953 -
University of London, London (England), 1954
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Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary,
Boston/Brookline, MA, 1956 -
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1956-69
(B.A. in History) -
St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary,
Crestwood, NY, 1965-65; M.Div.
Ordained:
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Deacon, August 6, 1949
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Priest, March 1, 1959, by Metropolitan Antony Bashir.
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Archimandrite, June 1966, by Metropolitan Ilyas Kurban
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Archbishop, August 14, 1966, at St. Elias Monastery Lebanon, by Patriarch Theodosios VI; enthroned in New York October 13th
Ministry:
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Secretary to Patriarch Alexander III (1949-53)
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Dean of Students and Lecturer in Arabic Language and Literature, Balamand Seminary, Tripoli, Lebanon (1952)
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Deacon, St. George Church, Detroit, MI (1956-59)
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Pastor, St. George Church, Cleveland, OH (1959-64)
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Archbishop of New York and North America (1966-), overseeing some 248 parishes
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Founds Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women of North America (A.O.W.C.N.A.: 1973)
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Founds Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch (1975)
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Purchases Antiochian Village property, Ligonier, PA (1978)
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Founds St. Stephen's Course of Theological Studies (1980)
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Accepts into Orthodoxy the Antiochian Evangelical Orthodox Mission (1987)
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Founds Antiochian House of Studies (1992)
Bibliography:
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Gillquist, Peter E., Metropolitan Philip: his life and his dreams (Nashville, TN : Thomas Nelson, 1991).
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Allen, Joseph J., "The Episcopate of Metropolitan Philip Saliba," Word 39.10 (Dec. 1995), 5-9.
Photos of Pascha Service at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn with Metropolitan PHILIP
His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP presided over the Paschal Liturgy on April 27, 2008 at the Archdiocese Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Brooklyn, New York. A recording of the service and His Eminence's homily are being prepared for release. Learn more about Metropolitan PHILIP here.
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