On November 30, 2022, His All-Holiness welcomed a delegation of Archons and pilgrims from the United States led by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the feast day celebrations of St. Andrew the Apostle. Services were held at the Cathedral of St. George at the Phanar. Four medical doctors from America were invested Archons for their life-saving services to His All-Holiness during his November 2021 visit to the United States.