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Priests who have served at St. Sophia Church

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  Year           At 8 Lancaster Street
1922 Rev. Nicholas Dendrinos (brief temporary appointment until the arrival of Rev. John K. Chrysogelos
1922-1923 Rev. John K. Chrysogelos
1924-1925 Very Rev. Sophronios Karapiperis
1926-1927 Rev. Demosthenes Tsamardas
1928-1930 Rev. Demetrios Messiris
1931-1937 Very Rev. Athenagoras Varakias, DD., Archimandrite
1938 Rev. Michael Thomas
1938 Very Rev. Timotheos Pantelakos
1939 Rev. Sarantides Nicholopoulos
1940 Rev. Nicholas Spyliotis
1940-1950 Very Rev. Diodoros Tsekouras
1950-1951 Rev. Spyridon Economou
1951-1953 Rev. Demetrios Heliopoulos, Ph.D
1953-1954 Rev. Nicholas G. Paleologos
1954-1955 Rev. George Zoganas
1955-1965 Rev. George X. Gallas
    At Cathedral of All Saints (Episcopal), 62 S. Swan St., Albany, NY, where services were held during construction of  the new St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church at 440 Whitehall Road:
1965-1966 Rev. George X. Gallas
1966-1967 Rev. Alexander G. Leondis
             At. 440 Whitehall Road:
1969-1974 Rev. Alexander G. Leondis
1974-1986 Rev. Stephen P. Natsis
1987-1989 Rev. Andrew Mahalares
1989-1994 Rev. Deacon Dr. Michael Bahlatzis (Mar. 1989-Aug. 1994)
1998 (Summer) Deacon Demetrios Tonias
2007- Rev. Fr. Peter S.  Daratsos
2009- Rev. Fr. Dennis Nagi  
2009- Deacon Constantine Yavis
1989-present Rev. Fr. Patric Legato