Born: March 22, 1927 St. Louis, Missouri
Died: March 1, 2008 St. Louis, Missouri

Military: Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps, Mar. 9, 1945-Mar. 8, 1949.

Served at Parris Island, SC, Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Pendleton, CA; Guam, Japan, China, Barstow, CA, Great Lakes Naval Station, IL, Marine Barracks, Wash. DC.

Education: Holy Cross School of Theology, Brookline, MA, Sep. 8,1950­ - June 10, 1956, Bachelor in Theology & Credentials for Ordination.

Additional Education: Chicago Lutheran Seminary and Santa Clara University.

Additional Degrees: Master of Divinity, Hellenic College-Holy Cross School of Theology; Master of Sacred Theology, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.

Family:  Married Syvia Labros of Milwaukee, WI, July 29^th 1956

Children: Georgeanne Elaine, Demetra Ann and David Demetrios

Grandaughter: Zoe.

Church Service:

• Ordained Deacon at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, St. Louis, MO, August 19, 1956.
• Ordained Priest at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, September 14,1956.

Pastoral Assignments:

• Assistant Priest, Annunciation Cathedral, San Francisco, CA, Oct.1,1956 - June 1, 1958.
• Pastor, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Waukegan, IL, June 15, 1958 - March 10, 1963.
• Pastor, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, San Jose, CA, March 15, 1963 - February 25,1967.
• Pastor, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rochester, NY, March 1, 1967 - September 1,1973.
• National Director, Department of Religious Education, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North & South America, September 1,1973· July 25,1977.
• Part-Time Pastor, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Manchester, NH, October 1, 1973 - July 1,1977.
• Pastor, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, St. Louis, MO, August 1, 1977 - October 1, 1996.

Teaching Assignments:

Lectured at Stamford University, St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Seminary, Rochester, NY, and Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO; taught courses of Religious Education (undergraduate & graduate levels) at Hellenic College-Holy Cross, Brookline, MA; and conducted and taught Workshop Seminars (curriculum, teaching skills, etc.) for priests, supervisors and church school teachers throughout the Greek Archdiocese.

AUTHORED:

• "A History Of The Church, Four Parts";
• "Teenage Ten Commandments";
• "Road To Orthodox Christian Phronema";
• "The Orthodox Church - A Well·kept Secret";
• "Crowns Of Honor & Glory";
• "Hope Of The Hopeless - Saviour Of The Tempest Tossed", Vols. I  & 2.

Co-Authored:

• "Worship In The Orthodox Church";
• "Sacraments Of The Orthodox Church";
• "The Creed: Simplified Dogmatics"

Awarded:

Three Hierarchs Medal from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology, May 19, 2001.