Elpidophoros Lambriniadis

Elpidophoros Lambriniadis serves as the Archbishop of America for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America since May 2019 and holds the position of Professor of Theology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) since November 2018. Prior to these roles, Elpidophoros was the Metropolitan of Bursa and held various leadership positions within the Ecumenical Patriarchate, including Chief Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod. Elpidophoros also taught as an Assistant Professor of Theology at Aristoteleion Panepistimion Thessalonikis from January 2011 to November 2018. Elpidophoros holds a doctorate in Systematic Theology from AUTH, a Master's degree in Byzantine History from the University of Bonn, and a diploma in Theology from AUTH, along with a certificate in Arabic language from the University of Balamand.