Archbishop Leonty (+1971) and the Greek Old Calendarists [part 10]
(Continue from here ) From the left: Archbishop Leonty of Chile, Bishop Peter of Astoria and Bishop Seraphim of Venezuela (November 29, 1962) New ordinations, consolidation of the Greek Orthodox in America, and new slanders The fact that the majority of the Russian bishops sided with Archbishop Leonty and the Old Calendarists [1] was not the only reason the confessor Hierarch had the courage to proceed with new ordinations of the Genuine Orthodox. He was absolutely convinced that true Orthodoxy needed to be strengthened throughout the world and that centers of resistance had to be created in view of the impending general apostasy. Thus on Wednesday, November 29, 1962 (Julian calendar), the day commemorating the Holy Martyrs Paramon and Philoumenos, Archbishop Leonty, along with Bishop Seraphim of Caracas and Venezuela, ordained Archimandrite Petros Astyfides as the Bishop of the Greek Old Calendarists in the U.S., with the title "of Astoria." The ordination was initi...