Our Priests

Very Rev. Father Gregory Sakellariou MBE
Father Gregory Sakellariou was born in Patra Greece in 1931. He migrated to Australia in 1953. After his marriage to Zafiroula Stamoulis in 1956, he was ordained as a Deacon on 19 January 1957 in the Church of St Sophia in Sydney.

The following day, Metropolitan Theophylactos admitted him into the Priesthood at the Church of the Holy Trinity. He served the Parish of Newcastle for 20 months before being transferred to Brisbane by Archbishop Athinagoras of Thyatera.

Father Gregory arrived in Brisbane on 19 February 1958 and immediately gained the love, respect and trust of the members of the Greek Community. He worked closely with the then President, Mr Efstratios Christofis and members of the Community, to finish the building of the new Church of St George.

Father Gregory was appointed by the Archdiocese as Vicar-General for Queensland in 1961and carried out his duties until he retired from this position in January 2000.

He was responsible for the formation of the Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society of St George and played a major role in the establishment of St Nicholas Nursing Home.

Father Gregory established the Greek Welfare Centre in 1978 and he still assists the Welfare Workers with many of their cases.

Father Gregory morally and spiritually supported the first two Australian born Priests, Father Steven Scoutas and Father Elias Kentrotis. Since then he has been instrumental in bringing 12 young men to the Priesthood.

Father Gregory was honoured, firstly, by the Patriarchate, when it bestowed upon him the Cross of a Thousand Years AGIO OROS, secondly by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, when he was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) and thirdly by the Australian Government, when he was awarded the Centenary Medal, all for his services to the Greek Community.

Father Gregory and Presvytera Zafiroula have four (4) children and seven (7) grandchildren

Rev. Father Dimitri Tsakas
Father Dimitri Tsakas was born in Brisbane in 1966. He attended Junction Park State School and then Brisbane State High School. He completed a Bachelors Degree in Social Work for which he was awarded with Honours after completing a Thesis in the area of Social Policy.

After graduating, Father Dimitri commenced work with what was then, the Department of Social Security. He worked with disadvantaged groups and in areas from Townsville to Hughenden in Northwest Queensland.

He met Michelle ( ) in Townsville and in 1988 they were married in Mackay. In 1989 they moved to Brisbane where Father Dimitri practiced Social Work in the area of Psychiatric Disability. In 1991 he practiced as a Family Court Counsellor for the Family Court of Australia in Brisbane.

In May the same year, His Eminence, Archbishop Stylianos, ordained him a Deacon, at the Church of Saint George. Here he served for 3½ years before he moved to Sydney where he completed his Bachelor Degree in Theology at St Andrew’s Theological College.

In 1994, he was ordained to the Priesthood at the Church of St George in Brisbane and for the next 3 years served the Parishes of Sydney.

In 1997, Father Dimitri was placed to serve at the Church of St George in Brisbane. During his time as a Deacon and over his years as a Priest, he focused particularly on reaching out to the Australian born members of the Church in order to help their growth in Christ and secure future generations for our Parish.

On Father Gregory’s retirement as Vicar-General, Father Dimitri was appointed Archiepiscopal Vicar for Queensland.

Father Dimitri and Presvytera Michelle have two (2) sons, Andrew & James

Rev. Father Anastasios Bozikis
Father Anastasios Bozikis was born in Warialda NSW in 1970. As an infant, he was baptised in the Church of Saint George by Father Gregory Sakellariou. His family moved to the Gold Coast in 1971.

He attended Broadbeach State School on the Gold Coast and also served as an Alter Boy in the Church of Saint Anna on the Coast.

In 1980 his family moved to Brisbane, where he completed his primary and high school studies. He attended Sunday school and Saint George and was later appointed Chairman of the Youth Fellowship.

In 1990 he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree after completing studies in Commerce Law at the University of Queensland.

He moved to Sydney in 1991 to study Theology at St Andrew’s Theological College and in 1995 he graduated with a Bachelor of Theology Degree. He taught Religion, Economics, Commerce and History at St. Spyridon’s College in Sydney.

He graduated with Master of Theology from the University in Sydney in 1996.

He met Maria Skoumbourdis in Sydney and in 1996 they married.

In 1998, he was ordained a Deacon by His Eminence, Archbishop Stylianos and in 1999 was ordained to the Priesthood. Father Anastasios served the Parishes of Bankstown and Kogarah for 5 years

In 2004 he was placed at the Church of Saint George in Brisbane.

Father Anastasios and Presvytera Maria have four (4) children, Dionysios, Zoe, George & Theofilos.