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Abp. Dmitri has authored several books. His theological writings include ''Orthodox Christian Teaching: An Introduction to the Orthodox Faith''; ''The Doctrine of Christ''; ''The Parables of Christ''; ''The Miracles of Christ''; ''The Kingdom of God: The Sermon on the Mount''; and ''The Epistle to the Hebrews, A Commentary'', which was published in 2003. His Eminence is currently writing a commentary on the [[Gospel of Mark|Gospel According to St. Mark]]. He is also the editor of ''The Dawn'', the diocesan monthly newsletter.
On [[September 4]], 2008, following the retirement of Metropolitan Herman due to ill health (and pending back surgery), the Holy Synod of the OCA named Abp. Dmitri as the ''[[locum tenens]]''. The Holy Synod also named His Eminence, [[Seraphim (Storheim) of Ottawa|Seraphim]] the administrator of the Metropolitan’s [[See]] and to assist the Locum tenens. In November of 2008, His Grace, Bishop [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington and New York|Jonah of Fort Worth]] was elected ''Archbishop of Washington and New York and Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' at the [[All-American_Council#Fifteenth_All-American_Council|15th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America]].
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