Elevation to Protopresbyter

On Saturday 11 July, College alumnus Fr Panagiotis Protopsaltis (Bachelor of Theology, 1994) was elevated to the office of Protopresbyter by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. This conferral took place at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Euphemia (Bankstown, NSW) during the end of Matins for the Patronal Feast Day of the Holy Great Martyr and Renowned St Euphemia. His Eminence praised Fr Panagiotis for his modest way of life, his many years of dedication to parish work, and his love for Christ and the Church, and called upon him to receive the spiritual gift of his conferral as an occasion for his own personal spiritual renewal and for encouragement to greater labours for the good of his parish and the Church. Fr Panagiotis has served the Church of St Euphemia since 2004.