Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 302 West 91st Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, on August 7 announced Fr. Sotirios Michalatos as the community’s new presiding priest.
The current proistamenos, Fr. Chrysostomos Gilbert will preside over his last Divine Liturgy as the community’s presiding priest on Sunday, August 29 after which a reception will be held in his honor in the church’s Demas Hall.
Parish Council President George J. Kostas shared the announcement concerning Fr. Michalatos, as reported by The National Herald, saying: “So it is my distinct honor and joyous duty to announce that with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Reverend Father Sotirios Michalatos has been assigned to serve as the new Proistamenos of our Parish effective September 1, 2021, which is also the start of the new ecclesiastical year.”