Our Board
Executive Committee
* Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Chairman
* Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, President
Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Hierarchal Proistamenos
* Rev. Dr. Nicholas G. Louh, St. John the Divine Church, Jacksonville, FL
Polexeni Maouris Hillier, Executive Director
Archon Dr. Manuel Nick Tissura, First Vice President
Anthony W. Megas, Second Vice President
Maria Carantzas, Treasurer
Dr. Angelo K. Kliossis, Secretary
Holy Eparchial Synod
Metropolitan Methodios of Boston
Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver
Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta
Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit
Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh
Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco
Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago
Direct Archdiocesan District
Rev. Fr. Christopher Constantinides
Archon Nicholas Furris
Archon Demetri Kokotas
Very Rev. Archimandrite Eugene Pappas
Metropolis of Boston
Rev. Fr. Dimitrios Moraitis
Elaine Zetes
Metropolis of Denver
Fr. Demetri Tagaropulos
Olga Plomarity
Metropolis of Atlanta
Maria Carantzas
Archon George Donkar
James A. Frangis
Dr. Angelo K. Kliossis
Anthony W. Megas
Evangeline M. Scurtis
Nick Stamatogiannakis
Archon Dr. Manuel Nick Tissura
Metropolis of Detroit
Carl H. Hollister
Rev. Fr. Soterios Rousakis
Metropolis of Pittsburgh
Rev Dn. Photios Dickos
Charles Koukoulis
Susan Loutsion
Archon Philip G. Yamalis
Metropolis of San Francisco
Archon Paul Sogotis
Metropolis of New Jersey
Rev. Fr. Peter Balkas
Theodora Sergiou
Metropolis of Chicago
Mrs. Joanne Stavrakas
Emeritus Members
Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, Emeritus Board
Archon Ted Johnson, Emeritus Board
Archon Harry Thomas Cavalaris, Emeritus Board
Archon Ted Pappas, Emeritus Board
Archon Harry Plomarity, Emeritus Board
Representatives of Area Parishes
V. Rev. Fr. Maximos Politis
Holy Trinity Church, St. Augustine, FL
Nick Lekas, Parish Council President
Holy Trinity Church, St. Augustine, FL
Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Samaan, Pastor
St. Demetrios Church, Daytona Beach, FL
Dino Paspalakis, Parish Council President
St. Demetrios Church, Daytona Beach, FL
* Rev. Dr. Nicholas G. Louh, Pastor
St. John the Divine Church, Jacksonville, FL
George Stavros, Parish Council President
St. John the Divine Church, Jacksonville, FL
Auxiliary Organizations
Archon Demetri Kokotas
Order of AHEPA, Supreme President
Archon Dr. Anthony Limberakis
Order of St. Andrew, National Commander
Arlene Siaveliskehl
Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, President
Basil Mossaides
Order of AHEPA, Executive Director
Paulette Poulos
Leadership 100, Executive, Director
Argyris Vassiliou
Leadership 100, Executive, Vice Chairman
a few words
About Us
Just steps from St. Augustine’s historic city gates at St. George Street, the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, an institution of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is dedicated to the first colony of Greek people who came to America in 1768. The Shrine consists of exhibits depicting the life of early Greeks in America and the development of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, and the St. Photios Chapel.
Come and visit our magnificent Orthodox Chapel filled with Byzantine style frescoes and take a tour of our historic museum. Special exhibits tell the story of the First Greek Colony in the New World. This freestanding exhibit contains various artifacts, photographs and historical documents.
