▁Boston ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁following ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁that ▁post ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁in ▁Ph an ar , ▁Constantin ople , ▁Turkey . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Bishop ▁Method ios ▁assumed ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁H ellen ic ▁College ▁and ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁in ▁Brook line , ▁Massachusetts , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁elev ated ▁Bishop ▁Method ios ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Metropolitan ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁America . ▁His ▁see , ▁however , ▁remained ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁As ▁Metropolitan , ▁Method ios ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁Metropol is ▁of ▁Boston ▁to ▁support ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁community ▁center ▁and ▁offices ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 6 2 ▁God d ard ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Brook line . ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁From ▁this ▁Center , ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Metropol is , ▁many ▁programs ▁em an ate ▁which ▁serve