▁Cross , ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁D eg ree ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Epis cop acy ▁Metropolitan ▁Method ios ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Orth odox - R oman ▁Catholic ▁Cons ult ations ▁Board . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁App e al ▁of ▁Cons cience ▁Foundation , ▁an ▁Organ ization ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁world wide ▁religious ▁freedom ▁for ▁all ▁denomin ations , ▁Metropolitan ▁Method ios ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁three - man ▁religious ▁deleg ation ▁that ▁visited ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁A ▁second ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Metropolitan ▁Method ios ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Executive ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Commission ▁on ▁Christian ▁Unity ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Cons ult ation ▁of ▁Church ▁Le aders . ▁He ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁Who ▁is ▁Who ▁in ▁Religion , ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Conference ▁of ▁Can on ical ▁Orth odox ▁B ish ops ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁serves ▁on ▁various ▁other ▁religious ▁bo ards ▁and ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Method ios ▁was ▁ent hr oned ▁as ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of