With the blessing of Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Direct Archdiocesan District joyfully announces the appointment of Rev. Presbyter Neofitos Sarigianis, Proistamenos of Saint George Church in Schenectady, New York, as the new Vicar for the parishes of the Upstate New York Vicariate.
Father Neofitos, a graduate of the University of Athens, School of Theology, was ordained to the Holy Diaconate in 2019 and to the Holy Priesthood later that same year. He has served as Proistamenos of Saint George in Schenectady since his ordination, and in 2023 was appointed Spiritual Advisor to the Journey of Marriage Ministry. Prior to this, he served as Pastoral Assistant and Chanter at the Church of the Holy Resurrection in Brookville, NY for 11 years. He has also been a member of the Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir since 2013.
The parishes of the Upstate New York Vicariate are:
– Saint George – Schenectady
– Saint Basil – Troy
– Saint Sophia – Albany
– Assumption of the Virgin Mary – Windham
– Saint George – Kingston
– Kimisis tis Theotokou – Poughkeepsie
– Saint Nicholas – Newburgh
– Holy Cross – Middletown
