Born: January 19, 1922
Died: December 16, 2011

Father Theophilos was born in Montreal Canada on January 19, 1922. He was the first born son of Panayioti and Panayiota Theophilos, from the village of Longaniko, Greece, near Sparta. He graduated from Baron Byng High School in 1938 at the age of 16. School mates of his still remember his early calling to the priesthood from an early age when he would stage liturgies and play at giving communion during recess.

He entered brand new Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology then located in Pomfret Ct.  At 17 he was the youngest student to enroll and graduate from there.  Conditions at the Theological school were quite primitive. Father Theo was placed in charge of the infirmary due to his background in first aid with the Boy Scouts of Canada. He also taught the other seminarians how to make cheese from goat's milk.  Father learned to drive on the Pierce Arrow belonging o Father Athenagoras Kavadas, who was the rector at the school. The graduates at Pomfret were a special group. They learned not only theology, but social graces, and humility.  Father graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1943.

His first assignment was as a lay assistant and youth coordinator at Saint Spyridon Church in the Washington Heights district of New York City. There he met Zoe Geotas, who was very involved in the youth activities of the parish. They were married in a ceremony involving the entire parish and and over 20 clergymen, on Septemeber 24^th 1944. Father was ordained a Deacon at Holy Trinity Church in Father's home parish in Montreal, Quebec by the late patriarch, Athenagoras, who at the time was the Archbishop of North and South America. Father served at St. Spyridon Church in NY for the next five years. Their first two children, Panagiota (Peggy) and Panagioti (Peter) were born in New York City during that time.

In 1949 Father was transferred to Saint Haralambos in Canton, Ohio. He served there for 8 years. His last 2 children, Ioanna and Constantine were born in this community. While Father took post graduate studies in history, at Kent State University. In 1951 he was elevated to the rank of Father Confessor, and in 1954 became an Economos.

In 1957 he returned to his home parish of Holy Trinity, in Montreal, Quebec. He served as assistant to Father Salamis until 1966. During this time aside from performing hundreds of weddings and baptisms each week, he was very involved in the Ecumenical movement. He was co-chairman and organizer of the 18^th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress, hosted in Montreal in 1966. He served two terms as president of the Greater Montreal Council of Churches, and was a member of the Department of Ecumenical Affairs of the Canadian Council of Churches. He was a research Commissioner and Director of the Christian Pavillion for EXPO '67 which was held in Montreal. He served as Orthodox Chaplain of Sir George Williams University and also at the Douglas Psychiatric Hospital in Verdun, Quebec. He was instrumental in building the Saint Pantelemon Orthodox Chapel for the spiritual needs of the patients and staff of that hospital. He was the organizer and president of the Eastern Orthodox Clergymen's Association in the Greater Montreal area. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Bible Society of Montreal, and was a National Chairman and Commissioner of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Boy Scouts Association of Canada. He also made monthly trips to served the parishes of Burlington, VT, and Plattsburgh, NY, were he would be accompanied by his own personal choir consisting of Presvytera and their three older children.

In 1966 he was appointed to be Dean of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles, California, were he served for the next five years. While there he organized the Southern California Council of Orthodox Clergy, which brought together all Orthodox clergymen in the area. He was Vicar General for the Southern California parishes. He worked with the Guadalupe Homes for Children (now called Trinity Homes) and was one of the first directors, and served several years as the Secretary of the Board.

In 1971 he was assigned Dean of Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco. He established the first Greek Orthodox Youth Camp in Yosemite National Park. In 1973 he established the first Greek Orthodox Boy Scout Troop at the Cathedral. He was Archdiocesan Vicar of the Diocese of San Francisco until his retirement in 1987. He also served the community via his weekly radio broadcasts.

Father moved to Palm Desert in 1987 and while there helped establish the parish of Saint George Orthodox Church, where he served until 1990. 

In 1993 Father was called to fill a temporary vacancy at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Orthodox Church in Vallejo California and ended up staying there for 3 years. 

Father still has his home in Palm Desert, and assists at Saint George or serves at neighboring parishes whenever the need arises. He has devoted his life to the church and has always tried to focus on encouraging the youth and leading by example.