By Menios Papadimitriou
A young deacon in Florida was elevated to the rank of presbyter on Sunday, August 21, 2022, by Bishop Sebastian of Zela at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Orlando.
A 2014 graduate of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, the Reverend Kyriakos ‘Charlie’ Hambos has served communities in Tampa and Orlando, Florida for many years as a pastoral assistant prior to his recent ordination to the Diaconate by Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta on July 29, 2022, at the Diakonia Retreat Center in South Carolina. Together with his wife, Presbytera Eleftheria, he will continue his ministry in an ordained capacity at Holy Trinity in Orlando, Florida.