At the Divine Liturgy commemorating the 50th anniversary of the blessed repose of the Holy Hierarch John of Shanghai & San Francisco on Saturday, July 2nd, His Grace Bishop Peter was commemorated for the first time as Archbishop and given the title of “Chicago & Mid-America”. It was decided earlier in the week, at a meeting of the Synod of Bishops, that due to health reasons, Archbishop Alypy would be granted retirement.