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 Masters of Divinity with honors in 1975. Father Bill was ordained to the holy Diaconate at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Spokane, Washington, by Bishop Meletios of Christianoupolis on November 9, 1975, and was ordained to the holy Priesthood by the same hierarch on February 22, 1976, at Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco, California.

 

Father Bill has served the following communities: Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco, California (1975-78); Assumption in Town and Country, MO (1978-80); St. Athanasios in Aurora, IL (1980-86); and All Saints in Joliet, IL (1986-92). He was assigned to Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas on April 15, 1992. He received the distinction of "Economos" from His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago in 1984 and in 1993 he was given the distinction of "Protopresbyter" by His Grace Bishop Timothy of Detroit. In 2000 Father Bill also received the title of "Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne".

In addition, Father Bill has served fourterms on the Archdiocesan Council and since the enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas Detroit has been a member of the Metropolis Council.  Presently, he is the Metropolis of Detroit representative to the Archdiocesan Presbyters Council.  Father Bill is the regional liaison for Ohio Central and has served in many other capacities at the request of the Metropolis and the Archdiocese.

FATHER PAUL was born in San Francisco, CA and grew up 30 minutes north of there in the town of Novato.  He, along with the majority of his family, converted to the Orthodox Faith in 1996 from Lutheranism.  Dn. Paul attended one year at Santa Rosa Junior College before transferring to Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA where he studied Political Science and Philosophy.  After graduating in 2006, he attended Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology where he earned his Masters of Divinity in 2010.  He was ordained to the holy Diaconate on October 23, 2011 by His Eminence GERASIMOS of the Metropolis of San Francisco.  On December 1, 2011, he began serving at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the Metropolis of Detroit. He was ordained to the holy Priest on January 21, 2012.

He married Lavinia Suciu on August 17, 2008.  Lavinia grew up in Dumbraveni, Romania, and came to the United States to study Elementary Education at Hellenic College.  She earned her Masters of Theological Studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in 2010. 

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