Born: March 21, 1924
Died: July 2012

Reverend Constantine Nicholas Mitsos (Mitsopoulos) was born in Elatou, Nafpaktias, Greece on March 21,1924. He was the fifth child of six children of Nicholas and Sophia Mitsopoulos. Constantine attended elementary school in Elatou and then went to the town of Nafpaktos where he attended high school. He graduated from the high school in Nafpaktos, Greece in June, 1943. He then attended the Law School of the University of Athens for two years.

In 1946, he was offered a scholarship to attend the Holy Cross School of Theology in Pomfret, Connecticut. After a three-month journey, he arrived at the School along with ten other students from Greece. He attended the School in Pomfret and then was transferred to the Holy Cross School in Brookline, Massachusetts from which he graduated in June, 1951. He then attended the Crozer Baptist Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania for one year.

On September 7, 1952, Constantine married Evelyn Liarakos in Wilmington, Delaware. He was ordained as a deacon in New York City on November 7, 1952. He was assigned to the parish of Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Santa Barbara, California. Upon his arrival, he was ordained as a priest on December 14, 1952. He served that parish for 2 Y2 years. As the priest of the parish of Santa Barbara, he also served all parishioners from Oxnard, Ventura, Pismo Beach, and all the parishes in between.

In March, 1955, Reverend Constantine was assigned to the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church of Huntington, West Virginia where he served for four years. During his tenure in Huntington, Father Constantine served the Orthodox faithful of southern West Virginia, western Ohio and northern Kentucky. With his encouragement, the Saint John Greek Orthodox parish of Charleston, West Virginia was established.

While he was the parish priest in Huntington, Father Constantine also attended Marshall University for 1 Y2 years.

On September 1, 1959, Father Constantine was assigned to the Holy Trinity­ / Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was instrumental in the transfer of the old church in downtown Cincinnati (a former Jewish synagogue) to the establishment of the new church on Winton Road in the suburb of Finneytown, Ohio. During his tenure in Cincinnati, Father Constantine received a Master's Degree in Theological Studies (STM) from the Hamma School of Theology of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in June, 1968.

Father Constantine served on the Board of the Ministerial Association for many years, representing the Orthodox community of Greater Cincinnati. As a member of the Association, he served on many committees. In 1984, he was honored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews with an award which reads:

"For Outstanding Service to the Ideals of Brotherhood, the National Conference of Christians and Jews cites Father Constantine Mitsos, Pastor of Holy Trinity - Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, NCCJ Dialogian, Teacher and Shepherd of your distinguished congregation, sponsoring for 10 years a widely renowned annual Panegyri Greek Festival attracting tri-state residents of all faiths. A humble man of God, you are steadfastly dedicated to our community's strategic ecumenical endeavors as visually epitomized in stained glass which you commissioned in the church's beautiful sanctuary depicting the historic meeting of Greek Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras and Roman Catholic Pope Paul VI to provide the vision of ecumenical cooperation among all peoples in the service of one God and Father of us all."

Upon his retirement, Father Constantine established a Scholarship Fund for any student from Cincinnati who wished to attend the Hellenic College or the Holy Cross School of Theology. Several young people, including priests and presvyteres, have been helped by this scholarship.

After serving the parish of Holy Trinity-Saint Nicholas for thirty-one years, Father Constantine and Presvytera Evelyn retired to Boca Raton, Florida to be close to their daughter and six grandchildren. Father Constantine and Presvytera Evelyn have two children: Presvytera Georgia who is married to Reverend Christopher Metropulos, pastor of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Their son Nicholas Mitsos is a CEO of his company Financial Sciences with offices in New York, China, and Japan.

After his retirement in Florida, Father Constantine has served several churches in South Florida including the Greek Orthodox Churches in Naples, Winter Haven, Key West, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Kendall, Boca Raton and North Miami.