{"id":36,"date":"2014-09-22T22:58:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T03:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.st-andrew.church\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:41:57","slug":"clergy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.annunciationtx.com\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"Clergy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Archbishop Irineos, Rector<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Abp. Irineos was assigned to Holy Annunciation Orthodox Mission by His Beatitude Metropolitan Angelos in 2015. Fr. Irineos was ordained to the priesthood in 2015 on the Feast of St. Nektarios at the synodal cathedral in Avlona, Greece.\u00a0 Before his ordination, Fr. Irineos studied at Holy Three Hierarchs Orthodox Theological Institute.\u00a0 As a layman he was a part of a mission startup for the OCA, served on the OCA diocesan council, and filled many roles in the mission, from reading to serving in the altar, to acting as warden.\u00a0 In November 2017, Fr. Irineos was consecrated as a vicar bishop to Metropolitan Angelos, responsible for the mission to North America.\u00a0 On the eve of the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels in 2021, he was elevated to the rank of Archbishop.\u00a0 In 2023, Met. Cherubim installed him as the Ruling Bishop of Austin and Texas.<\/p>\n

Hieromonk Agathon, Attached (on leave)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Deacon Gerasimos Floyd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deacon Gerasimos has served at Holy Annunciation since 2016. He was tonsured as a Reader and then Subdeacon by Abp. Irineos. With the blessing of Met. Cherubim, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate on June 12, 2023 (June 25 NS) at Holy Annunication Orthodox Church. He is married to the Diaconissa Judith and are blessed with many children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subdeacon Panayeotis Katseyeanis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longtime member of Holy Annunciation, Subdcn. Panayeotis was tonsured as a Reader in 2025 and to the subdiaconate in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memory Eternal! Fr. Symeon Parsons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Fr. Symeon Parsons was ordained as a True Orthodox priest by Bp. Haralampos of Dallas. Prior to joining the Avlona Synod he was the rector of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Austin, Texas. Fr. Symeon reposed in 2020. Memory Eternal, dear Father!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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