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His Eminence concluded his Exhortation with a call to
the new Archons: “Embrace your Offikion with that joy
of the Resurrection! It is none other than His AllHoliness himself who chose the title for you, out of his
love for you and appreciation of your dedication to the
Great Church of Christ. You are all most worthy of this
noble honor! ΑΞΙΟΙ!”
The National Commander of the Archons of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate, Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis,
said: “These devoted new Archons have always been
ready over the years to offer their time, talent and
treasure in the service of the Holy Orthodox Church.
The ancient and illustrious Offikion that they have just
received signifies the fact that the Archons represent the
nobility of the Church, both in Byzantine and modern
times, and with this noble title comes an extraordinary
responsibility. It is the Archon who is the most ardent
supporter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and exemplar
of service to Almighty God and His Holy Church. For
their work in selecting these new Archons, we extend
our profound appreciation to the Committee to
Recommend New Archons, which is chaired by Archon
Constantine G. Caras, Esq.”
During the solemn Archon Investiture service, His
Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, with
His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos and His
Eminence Metropolitan Savas, presented each Archon
with the Cross of St. Andrew, along with the official
Patriarchal Certificate specifying the Offikion designated
by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,
as His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros had noted,
for each Archon.
Archons invested on October 20, 2024, at the Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New York City
were:
Asterisk indicated a member of Leadership 100.
Paul L. Bitsos
Archon Depoutatos
Omaha, Nebraska
Gregory M. Cokinos, Esq. *
Archon Hartoularios
Houston, Texas
Thomas A. Copulos, D.D.S.
Archon Aktouarios
Boca Raton, Florida
Christopher P. Daifotis *
Archon Hartophylax
Westfield, New Jersey
Anthony W. Djinis, Esq. *
Archon Ekdikos
Potomac, Maryland
William P. Galatis
Archon Maistor
Saugus, Massachusetts
Peter Gerazounis, P.E. *
Archon Eftaxias
Searington, New York
Peter F. Giorgi, Esq.
Archon Nomophylax
Reading, Pennsylvania
Jani Gjoni
Archon Laosynaktis
Addison, Illinois
Nicholas D. Kambitsis
Archon Orphanotrophos
Highland Park, New Jersey
Bill Kassimatis
Archon Referendarios
Garden City, New York
Hon. John Constantinos V.
Katsanos, Esq.
Archon Nomodotis
Astoria, New York
Lazarus M. Kirifides, D.O. *
Archon Ritor
Wilmington, Delaware
Markos Kounalakis, Ph.D. *
Archon Didaskalos tou
Genous
San Francisco, California
Hon. Anthony C.
Kyriakopoulos, Esq.
Archon Dikaiophylax
Chicago, Illinois
Dean T. Maragos, Esq.
Archon Nomophylax
Winnetka, Illinois
William B. Martin *
Archon Ostiarios
Little Rock, Arkansas
George B. Naftis
Archon Skevophylax
Colleyville, Texas
Alexander A. Nikas, Esq.
Archon Nomodotis
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Peter A. Palivos, Esq. *
Archon Dikaiophylax
Henderson, Nevada
Demetri Papacostas
Archon Ritor
Bedford, New York
Harry N. Pateroulakis
Archon Hartophylax
Bayside, New York
Nicholas N. Patricios, Ph.D.
Archon Architekton
Pinecrest, Florida
General Andrew Poppas
Archon Referendarios
Fort Liberty, North Carolina
George L. Staphos
Archon Maistor
Old Tappan, New Jersey
George Tsetsekos, Ph.D. *
Archon Diermineutis
Devon, Pennsylvania
John Vasilantonakis
Archon Hartoularios
Brooklyn, New York
Andreas Zigouras
Archon Aktouarios
Saddle Brook, New Jersey
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