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In , the Toledo group ceased to exist and merged with the New York Archdiocese now under the leadership of Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), the successor of....
Philip Saliba
Lebanese-American Antiochian Orthodox archbishop
Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) (Arabic: فيليب صليبا) (born Abdullah Saliba; 10 June Abou Mizan, Lebanon[1]–19 March Fort Lauderdale, Florida[2]) was a Lebanese Orthodox prelate who served as Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All North America, and primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
He held the position from until his death in March His tenure as an Orthodox bishop was the longest in American history.
Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of New. York and North America gave his regrets and Metropolitan Constantine (Papastepha- nou) of Baghdad and Kuwait was unable.
Education
Saliba was educated at Balamand Orthodox Theological Seminary in Lebanon and at schools in Syria. He later studied in England at the Anglican Kelham Theological College and the University of London.
After moving to the United States he studied at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and at Wayne State University, where, in , he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.[3]
On 1 March , Saliba was ordained to