Rev. Fr. Photios Dumont, Proistamenos
206-631-2501
frphotios at saintdemetrios.com
Fr. Photios has been ordained for almost 20 years. After graduating from Holy Cross Seminary he was assigned to the Ionian Village in Bartholomio, Greece, then to St. Demetrios Church in Thessaloniki, Greece. In the spring of 1991, he and his wife returned to America and he was assigned to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in San Diego. In September 1992, he was assigned as the assistant priest to Fr. Elias Stephanopoulos (of blessed memory) in Portland, OR.. In 1994, he was assigned to The Resurrection Church in Castro Valley, CA. In August of 2004, he joined us here at St. Demetrios as our new Proistamenos. Father Photios is St. Demetrios' Protopresbyter, lead pastor, and administers the ecclesiastical services and sacraments for the parish.
Deacon Perry Angelos
pangelos at saintdemetrios.com
Deacon Perry was born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia to First Generation Greek Orthodox Parents. He attended public schools K-12 there. He went to a Trade school in Refrigeration & Heating after High School. Heserved two tours aboard ship in the Vietnam War. After the service, he went to college and studied Mechanical Engineering while working in the Trade. He went to Kenya, Africa on a short term missionary endeavor with the Greek Orthodox Missions. In 1988, he attended St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary in New York as a student and an employee. It was there he met his future wife, Francesca and they were married in 1990. They worked at St. Basil's Academy in Garrison, New York for three years taking care of the adolescent boys. Deacon and his wife, moved back to Philadelphia in 1993 and he was ordained to the Diaconate in 1994. HeI served SS. Peter & Paul Albanian Orthodox Church for four years. He also served St. Thomas, a Greek Orthodox Church in New Jersey for two years before moving to Seattle in 2000 to be closer to Fran's family.
