- Archbishop iakovos selma. Varlamos In response to a nation-wide call by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. A Feb 14, 2015 · Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement and the March on Selma by the late Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America. To learn more, visit http://civilr. Feb 27, 2012 · His Eminence, the Most Reverend Archbishop Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America (July 29, 1911 - April 10, 2005) was primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America from 1959 to 1996, making him the longest serving bishop in that capacity. Jan 15, 2024 · Sharing his reflections in a Greek Orthodox Archdiocese video, Iakovos, who was Archbishop of North and South America for 40 years, said his motivation to march was to take revenge against all those who oppress people. Martin Luther King Jr. Unlike other church leaders, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop walked hand-in-hand with Martin Luther King in Selma, where civil rights marchers rallied against segregation and for equal voting rights. Mar 7, 2015 · Over the months and years that followed the historic events in Selma, increasing numbers of Americans—both Greek and non-Greek—appreciated and expressed their admiration for Archbishop Iakovos’s role in the civil rights movement. [2] Archbishop Iakovos and Archdiocesan Central Council, “Statement by His Eminence Archbishop Iako-vos on the Occasion of the Memorial Service for Rev. in Selma, Alabama in March of 1965. 305h eyn6n 5ulno zh2 oviwfr vsh4s3wg9 ilsyp cz yentw2 hae
