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His Eminence, the Most Reverend Archbishop '''Michael (Konstantinides)''', (Greek: Μιχαήλ Κωνσταντινίδης), was the Primate of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America]] from [[December 18]], 1949 to [[July 13]], 1958. Abp. Michael succeeded Abp. [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople|Athenagoras]] who had been named [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].
Born Michael Konstantinides, little is known of his early life. Michael was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[priest]]hood in 1919 and was elected [[Metropolitan]] of Corinth in 1939. Metr. Michael was appointed in late 1949 to head the American Archdiocese to succeed Abp. Athenagoras after the first choice, Metropolitan [[Timotheos (Evangelinidis) of Australia and New ZealandRhodes|Timotheos(Evangelinidis)]] (formerly of Australia and New Zealand), refused the appointment due to poor health (reposing later that year).
Abp. Michael was particularly active in expansion of the educational activities of [[St. Basil Academy (Garrison, New York)|St Basil Academy]] in Garrison, New York.