On April 18, 2023, at the spiritual and administrative center of the Antiochian Patriarchate in the USA, Metropolitan Saba, the newly elected head of the Archdiocese of North America, received the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov.
Also taking part in the meeting were the Vicar General of the Antiochian Archdiocese, Archpriest Thomas Zain, and the Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Priest Mark Rashkov.
Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov conveyed to Metropolitan Saba Paschal greetings from Bishop Matthew, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, and congratulated him on his election, which took place at the Antiochian Patriarchate on February 23, 2023, as primate of the self-ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America with the title “Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America.”
The participants discussed various matters of cooperation between the Church of Antioch and the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in the USA. Their traditionally good character was emphasized, and it was noted that representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate were the first officials of the Local Orthodox Churches whom Metropolitan Saba met after arriving in America.