Kingsford, NSW - St Spyridon Greek Orthodox
Year Built: 1961 - 1974
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Saint: Spyridon
Address: 78 Gardeners Road, Kingsford, New South Wales, 2032
Architect: M Z Avramidis
Architectural Style: Byzantine
Traditional Owners: Gadigal and Bidjigal people
Last Updated: 07/12/2024
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History and Architecture:
The church was built from 1961 in stages in the Byzantine Basilica style, flanked by twin towers, designed by M Z Avramidis, and completed in 1974.
A plaque on the landing of the Church reads, " This plaque was unveiled by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Roden Cutler VC KCMG KCVO CBE on 19th July 1975 to commemorate the dedication of Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church as a War Memorial to Australian Greek soldiers who lost their lives in two World Wars in order to preserve Peace and Freedom in the World".
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 - 1975 | Father Elias Economou | |||
| 1975 - | Father Steven Scoutas | To present (24) | ||
| 1988 - 1993 | Father Nicholas Bozikis | Asst | ||
| 1993 - 1997 | Father Anthony Vanikiotis | Asst | ||
| 1997 - 1999 | Father Chris Dimolianis | Asst | ||
| 2000 - 2004 | Father Agathangelo Masteas | Asst | ||
| 2004 - 2007 | Father Sotirios Papafilopoulos | Asst | ||
| 2007 - 2007 | Deacon Evmenios Vasilopoulos | Asst April - December | ||
| 2007 - 2010 | Father Andrew Joannou | Asst | ||
| 2010 - 2019 | Father Sotiris Drapaniotis | Asst | ||
| 2019 - 2021 | Father Amphilohios Papantoniou | Asst | ||
| 2021 - 2022 | Deacon Chris Baghos | Asst | ||
| 2022 - 2023 | Father Irenaeus Triantis | Asst | ||
| 2023 - | Father Stavros Ivanos | Asst to present (24) |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.