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==Hierarchical service==
Metr. Methodios was [[enthronement|enthroned]] as the [[Bishop]] of Boston on [[April 8]], 1984, following his election to that post by the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] in [[Phanar]], Constantinople, Turkey. In July 1989 Bishop Methodios also assumed the Presidency of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA. He held that position until 1995. In 1997 the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elevated Bishop Methodios to the office of Metropolitanwith the title Metropolitan of Aneon[http://www.havelshouseofhistory.com/Autographs%20of%20Religious%20Leaders%20MER-MH.htm].
A [[hierarch]] of vision, Metr. Methodios inspired the faithful of the Metropolis of Boston to support him in the construction of a magnificent center located at 162 Goddard Avenue in Brookline. Groundbreaking for this edifice took place on [[September 14]], 1985. It was completed a year later, on September 14, 1986. From this center, the focal point of the Metropolis in New England, many programs emanate which serve and enlighten the faithful and share Orthodoxy with the public-at-large. These programs include the Marriage Preparation Seminars, instituted by Methodios in 1987, for all couples who are getting married in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston. It is a most successful program which is being adapted nationally.
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before=[[Anthimos (Drakonakis) of OlymposChristoupolis|Anthimos (Drakonakis)]]|
title=Metropolitan of Boston ([[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek]])|
years=1984-present|
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category:Bishops of Boston]]
[[Category:Holy Cross Seminary Graduates]]
