Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, visited St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St Paul and St Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis on Sunday to celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week for Eastern Orthodox followers worldwide.

Eastern Orthodox Christians are the second largest Christian denomination worldwide. The Metropolis of Chicago oversees all Greek Orthodox parishes within Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, as well as large portions of Missouri and Indiana.