His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon was the guest of the Northeast American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church at a luncheon honoring him on his enthronement and commemorating the second anniversary of the enthronement of His Grace, Bishop Zachariah Mar Nicholovos. After a Prayer Service, all gathered for traditional Indian cuisine and informal conversations.
Accompanying Metropolitan Tikhon were His Grace, Bishop Mark of Baltimore; Archpriest Leonid Kishkovky, OCA Director of External Affairs and Interchurch Relations; and Archpriests John Behr and Chad Hatfield, Dean and Chancellor of Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY.
Others in attendance included His Eminence, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; His Grace, Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar, Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; and His Grace, Bishop David, General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch, Coptic Archdiocese of North America.
