His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Nicholas, Titular Metropolitan of Amissos, was born on February 23, 1936. He was elected Bishop by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and was consecrated on March 13, 1983 in St. Mary's Church, Allentown, PA. Consecrator was His Eminence, Archbishop Iakovos with Metropolitan Andrew Kuschak, Bishop John R. Martin of Nyssa and Bishop Philotheos of Meloa, co-consecrators. Metropolitan Nicholas was enthroned in Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Johnstown PA on Bright Friday, April 19, 1985. He was elected Metropolitan by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 24, 1997.