[[Image:Anthony Bashir.jpg|right|frame|Metr. Antony (Bashir) of New York]]
His Eminence the Most Reverend '''Anthony Antony (Bashir), Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America''', was the ruling [[bishop]] of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|North American archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Antioch]] from 1936 to 1966. (His first name is also sometimes spelled '''''Anthony'''''.) He successfully led the splintered members associated with the Church of Antioch into an efficient, tightly-knit, and financially sound organization. He recognized early the need to introduce English in the American milieu and accept [[convert]]s into the Church including [[ordination|ordaining]] many to the [[priest]]hood.
==Life==