Demetrios of America


Archbishop Demetrios
formerly Geron of America
Demetrios in 2010
Elected19 August 1999
Installed18 September 1999
Term ended11 May 2019
PredecessorSpyridon
SuccessorElpidophoros
Orders
OrdinationDeacon 1960, Presbyter 1964
Consecration17 September 1967
Personal details
Born
Demetrios Trakatellis

(1928-02-01) 1 February 1928 (age 96)[1]
NationalityGreek
DenominationGreek Orthodox
ResidenceNew York, New York, USA
ParentsGeorgia and Christos Trakatellis
Alma materUniversity of Athens, Harvard University

Archbishop Demetrios (born Demetrios Trakatellis; Greek: Δημήτριος Τρακατέλλης) is a former elder archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.[2] He resigned from this position in 2019.[3][4][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Official was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Kalmoukos, Theodore (4 May 2019). "Archbishop Demetrios of America Resigned". The National Herald. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ Archdiocesan Council (10 May 2019). "Resolution of Thanks and Appreciation for His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios has submitted a letter of resignation
  4. ^ Kalmoukos, Theodore (8 May 2019). "Bishop Andonios Resigns as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of America". The National Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019.