Tag: Archbishop Iakovos

Archbishop Iakovos

Archbishop Iakovos and the Civil Rights Movement: Selma 1965

In response to a nation-wide call by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., religious and civic leaders from across the

March 7, 2026

Archbishop Iakovos Remembers Marching With Martin Luther King Jr.

The late Archbishop Iakovos made history when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama in March of

March 7, 2026

On This Day July 10, 1972: Turks Bar Archbishop Iakovos From Attending Patriarch’s Funeral

It was to be a momentous occasion to bid farewell to Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, a giant of the global Orthodox

July 10, 2020

Archbishop Iakovos’ Memory to Be Immortalized at Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History Thanks to Niarchos Foundation Gift

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is ensuring that the legacy and memory of the late Archbishop Iakovos will be commemorated and

January 18, 2016

Astoria, NY Street Co-Named In Honor of Archbishop Iakovos

Archbishop Iakovos, who led the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America for 37 years from 1959 to 1996

March 29, 2015

Archbishop Demetrios of America Follows in the footsteps of his Predecessor 50 Years Later and Marches in Selma, Alabama

Fifty years after Greek Orthodox Archbishop Iakovos of America made history, marching alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama

March 7, 2015

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