Fr. Stavros Ballas, son of James and Aspasia, was born on May 16, 1957 and raised in Keene, New Hampshire. He earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. In 1992 he married Theano (Thea) Gormanos, daughter of John and Karrie of Spokane, Washington. In 1994 Fr. Stavros entered the Seminary and earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1997. After several months of further study in Greece, Fr. Stavros was ordained by His Eminence Archbishop Spyridon to the holy Diaconate at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York City on March 8, 1998 and to the holy Priesthood on April 4, 1998 at Saint George’s in Southgate, Michigan, serving as assistant priest under Fr. Philemon Karamanos until October, 2001.

Being a part of the Metropolis of Detroit is a homecoming of sorts for Fr. Jim. He was born in (East) Grand Rapids, Michigan just days before Christmas of 1956, the son of a Baptist minister. Within a year of being born, the Detroit Lions would win their last NFL Championship. At the age of six, his family moved to Battle Creek (the site of Sts. Constantine & Helen Chapel was once home to Calvary Baptist Church, formerly pastored by his father). He graduated "laudi how cum" from Wheaton College (outside of Chicago) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in 1979.

Fr. Bistolarides was born to Konstantinos and Eleni Bistolarides on Feb 10, 1956 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in Scarborough (Toronto) Ontario.  He attended the University of Toronto where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1980 and MBA in 1991.

​Fr. Jon was born to Steve and Vaso Boukis on November 29, 1969 in Parma, Ohio.  He graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Akron in 1995. Shortly after receiving his degree, on October 14, 1995, Fr. Jon and Presbytera Doreece (Spencer) were united in marriage.  He then worked for 7 years in the fields of accounting, personal finance and sales, before attending seminary.

Father Bryce Vasilios Buffenbarger was raised in Kalamazoo, MI. He attended Cornerstone University and received a BA in Philosophy before continuing on to earn a MA in Philosophy from Western Michigan University.

​Father Bill was born January 13, 1950, in Spokane, Washington to Greek-American parents. His Greek heritage is linked to Lamia and Arcadia Greece. He attended public schools in Spokane and graduated in 1968 from Shadle Park High School.

He entered Hellenic College in 1968 and received his B.A. in 1973. He entered Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and earned a Master of Divinity with honors in 1975.

​Fr. Christos B. Christakis was born in Athens, Greece in 1968. He studied Theology at the University of Athens and graduated in 1990 with High Honors (Arista).  He received a Ph.D. in Theology from King's College, University of London, UK in 1996.

​Fr. Anthony Cook was born in Flagstaff, AZ in 1981. The eldest of eight children, he was educated at home through high school and came to Michigan for college. He attended Hillsdale College and received his B.A. in Classical Studies with Departmental Honors.

​Fr. Timothy was born in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1988 as the third of eight children. He received his education at home through high school and enrolled at Hillsdale College in the fall of 2006. While at Hillsdale he met and married his wife Catherine, and they both converted to Orthodoxy in 2009. Fr. Timothy graduated from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies in 2010.

​Born in 1947 in Huntington, WV, Fr. Patrick Cowles graduated from Marshall University with BA and MA degrees, worked for three years, and then entered doctoral studies in Political Science at UMass-Amherst. Obtaining his PhD in 1979, he taught for four years, and then became Senior Research Associate for the Center for Urban Affairs at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. During this time, he discovered the Orthodox faith, and entered the Church in 1987. His love for his new faith led him to enroll in seminary in 1990.

​Rev. Chris A. Dalamangas was born on February 4, 1933, in Korifi, Greece.  In 1951, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Marlboro, MA.  He attended Northeastern University in Boston and graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

​Father Stratton Dorozenski was raised in Stratford, Connecticut and participated in the parish life at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He attended Hellenic College and the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts from 1970-1977 and received The Degree of Master of Divinity with Distinction.

​Father Mark was born in Chicago, IL in 1967. He grew up in Sauk Village, IL and attended the Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Merrillville, IN.  In 1985, he enrolled in Hellenic College in Brookline, MA to pursue a degree in Religious Studies/Pre-Theology. Upon completing his undergraduate degree, he matriculated into the Master of Divinity program at Holy Cross School of Theology, also in Brookline, MA.

Reverend Father Athanasios Gregory George was born on July 17, 1937, in Belvidere, IL. He is married to Demetra Jeanne (Xenakis). They have four children: Rebecca, Christina, Joanna, and Paul.

Rev. Fr. Joseph Gingrich was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He graduated from the Greater Cincinnati Culinary Arts Academy in 1993, and did continuing education work at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

Fr. Stephen was born and raised in Buffalo, NY.  He attended Canisius College in Buffalo, NY and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1990 with a major in accounting.  He then entered Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and received a Master of Divinity degree in 1994.  The following year he furthered his study in modern Greek attending the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Father Dean Hountalas was born in Aurora, IL.  Father Dean earned a Diploma with Honors from the Marmion Military Academy  and a BA with Honors from Aurora (IL.) University.

He attended the Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA, earning a M.Div. with Distinction in 1980. He completed further studies at the United States Army Chaplain School at Ft. Monmouth, NJ and Counselor Training at Financial Peace University in Brentwood, TN.​

Father Philemon Karamanos was born to Nicholas and Zaharoula Karamanos in the village of Pyrgos, Kalamata, Greece on March 27, 1937.  He came to the United States in 1956 and attended Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline from 1958-1964 graduating Cum Laude. Furthering his studies Father Philemon graduated from Syracuse University, New York, 1967 and later attended the University of Detroit receiving a M.A. in New Testament in 1972.

Fr. Nicolaos H. Kotsis was born on May 24, 1974 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.  Both of his parents, Dr. Harry and Katherine Kotsis, were born in Detroit, Michigan.  Fr. Nick is the firstborn of four brothers.  He graduated in 1996 from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History and from Holy Cross in 2000 with a Masters of Divinity.  He grew up at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Sterling Heights under Fr. Nicholas Kyritses.

Dcn. Andrew was born in Toledo, Ohio to Phillip and Cheryl Leathers (Kallil) in 1976. Growing up in the military, the family moved frequently before settling in Kentucky. He attended the University of
Kentucky, earning a B.A. in History and Political Science in 1999. Having met his future wife in high school, he and Laura Collins were married in 2001 and together they have six children. Dcn. Andrew enrolled at The Ohio State University and completed a M.B.A. in 2006. Since that time, he has been working in the field of supply chain management.

Father Larry was born in Pontiac, MI on April 26, 1977 to Paulina and Nicholas Legakis.  His parents immigrated to the United States in 1974 with their oldest son Steve.  Father also has a younger sister, Matina.  Father Larry was raised in Royal Oak, MI where he went to elementary school, Junior High, and High School.  Growing up he attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bloomfield Hills, MI.  In 1996 Father graduated from Royal Oak Kimball High school and enrolled in Hellenic College as a seminarian.

Father Nicholas is married to his wife Presbytera Amanda, and they have two children, Scotty and Eleni. 

Among some of the things Fr. Nick gets excited about are Young Adult Ministries, Camping Ministries, Michigan State Sports, and Superman Ice Cream. 

Father Angelo Maggos grew up in Tarpon Springs, FL.  He graduated from Tarpon Springs High School and received a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering Degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. Father married Presvytera Teri in 1984 and worked in the Defense Industry, which in turn influenced his decision to serve his country in the US Army for 10 years, serving in both the United States and Germany. After leaving the military, he worked for General Motors and began an Engineering and Management consulting business in 1997, working throughout Europe and Asia.

​Father Joseph Mammis was born on August 19, 1972 in Montreal, Canada by parents who had emigrated from Greece. He received his general education in Montreal and is fluent in three languages. After graduating from high school, he went on to receive his degree in Athletic Therapy from Concordia University which included a two year internship in clinical work. His daily life as a student included politics, athletics, and involvement as an active member of the Greek Orthodox Community in Montreal. He then entered the monastic life in 1995, at the monastery of St. Anthony in Florence, AZ, and was tonsured a monk in November of 1996.

​Father Georgios Manias was born on November 8th, 1981 in Athens. His father was Michael Manias and his mother is Panagiota Kouvara. He received his elementary education on the Island of Rhodes with Honors and received his further studies in England, Scotland and Wales.

Fr. Michael Marcantoni was born to Puerto Rican parents on Charleston Navy Base in October of 1980. During college he Enlisted in the Army Reserves. He graduated from the Defense Language Institute Basic Arabic Course in May 2002 as well as completing his Bachelor's degree that same year. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom from November 2002-August 2003. It was during this deployment that he first felt called to the Priesthood. After the war he took a job as a contract linguist in support of ongoing military operations. The job took him first to Mainz, Germany in January 2004 where he met Presbytera Katherine. Presbytera Katherine, at the time, was a student at the Johannes Gutenberg University. She is from Arequipa, Peru, they married in 2006.

​Fr. Nick was born December 11, 1961.  He grew up at St. Nicholas Church in Detroit where he met and married Presvytera Liza in 1989. They have fostered children and are blessed with 3 children, Nicholas, Anna and Irini. Presvytera has a degree as a Legal Assistant and has worked at the Department of Religious Ed in Boston.

Fr. Paul was born in Chicago, IL in 1951 and ordained to the Holy Priesthood at the Pro-Cathedral of St. Michael, Hammond, IN on January 20, 2001 by His Eminence Archbishop Vsevolod of the UOCUSA.  He was incardinated into the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in 2009, and in 2017 His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit bestowed the office of Economos on him.

​Fr. Tom Michalos holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology (1992) from Wayne State University, a Master of Divinity Degree (1995) from Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology, and Master Degree (2000) in Counselor Education from WSU. He is also a Licensed Counselor (LLPC) in the state of Michigan.  Currently he is completing a school counseling internship at the International Academy of Macomb while beginning a Doctoral program in Counselor Education at WSU.

Reverend Father Nicholas Pathenos graduated from Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology, M.Div. in 1980.  He was in the Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.  He has done post-graduate coursework toward his Doctorate Dissertation in Philosophy at the University of Illinois from 1986-1990.

Father Nicholas began his career as an assistant priest for two years at Annunciation Cathedral in Denver.  He then became the pastor of St. Nicholas Church in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1983-1986.

​Rev. Teodor Petrutiu was born on March 4, 1969 in Sibiu, Romania. He has been married to Presbytera Roxana for 17 years and they have two daughters: Nicole 7 and Irene 5.
 
Fr. Teodor graduated from the University of Sibiu, Romania, Faculty of Theology in 1992 with a M.Div. and continued with three years of Doctoral studies at the same University with a specialty in Old Testament.

Father Vasilios was born to Demetrios and Maria Pliakas, of Athens, Greece, in the early 1960s.
 
He attended Eastern Michigan University where he completed his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in late 1980s and a master's degree in Technology Management and Assessment in early 1990s. In the late 1990s, he completed a master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Phoenix.
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​Father William was born on June 7, 1982, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was raised in the Episcopal Church, and was received into the Orthodox Church by Chrismation at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Louisville, KY, in December of 2005. He married Elizabeth Denley in June of 2013, after which she joined him in Boston for his final year of seminary.

Fr. Jarrod serves as the Parish Priest of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
 
A native Arkansan, Fr. Jarrod was received into the Orthodox Church in 2005 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Little Rock. In 2010, he entered Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts graduating with the professional degree of Master of Divinity, with high distinction. Fr. Jarrod also completed the advanced theological research degree of Master of Theology at Holy Cross, graduating with highest distinction.     

Father ​John Sakellariou was born in 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first of two sons to the late Zaharias and Eleni (Boustalis) Sakellariou.
 
Upon his graduation from high school in 2000, he attended the University of Cincinnati where he completed his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Technology in 2006.

​Father Deacon Steven (Stylianos) Sarigianis was born and raised in the New Haven, Connecticut area.  His formative years were spent with active involvement in parish life of the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church community in Orange, Connecticut. Fr. Steven is the son of James and Florence Sarigianis and the grandson of the Reverend Fr. Steven M. and Presbytera Electra Sarigianis.

​Fr. Richard Scott was born July 12, 1950, as the first of three sons to Gleason Ninion and Helen (Dobrovolski) Scott.
 
He graduated Hickory High School (now Hermitage, PA.) and entered Christ the Savior Seminary in September of that year. He graduated with a licentiate of Theology May 1, 1973 and then married Marlene Ann Saloka of Johnston, PA on October 21 at Christ the Savior Cathedral.