Rev. Fr. Elias Drossos
Dates of Ordination:
Deaconate: October 17th 1998, Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox, Montreal QC
Priesthood: November 3rd 1998, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Scarborough ON
Communities Served:
October 6th 2002 - Present: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, London ON
October 2000 - October 2002: Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, Sts. Nectarios and Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Church, Oshawa ON
September 1999 to October 2000:St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Chapel, Toronto ON
November 1998 to September 1999: Holy Monastery of Patrokosmas, Bolton ON
Offikia (Ecclesiastical Awards)
Other Services to the Metropolis
English secretary of Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)
Biography:
Fr. Elias Drossos was born in Montreal, Quebec on June 16, 1972 to Kostas Drossos and Charitomeni Tselembas, both from the Island of Kos, Greece. Fr. Elias is the youngest of three siblings. He has a twin sister, Maria and his older brother, Fr. Odisseys Drossos. In the summer of 1990, after graduating from Sir Winston Churchill highschool, Fr. Elias through the guidance of his spiritual father, Fr. George Saitanis, entered Hellenic College in Brookline, MA for undergraduate studies. In May of 1994 he graduated “With Distinction” receiving a Bachelor of Arts , minoring in religious studies. In the Fall of 1994, he entered Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and in May of 1997, he graduated Holy Cross with a Masters of Divinity.
During his seven years at Holy Cross, Fr. Elias was a member of the Byzantine Choir, “Romanos o Melodos”. He served as Chanting Leader, Vice President of the Class of 97, and was part of ACCESS Orthodox Ministries doing Action Line through the internet.
After graduating from Holy Cross in May of 1997, Fr. Elias accepted an invitation from His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios to become the English secretary at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada), succeeding Fr. Stavros Moschos. While working at the Metropolis, he also served as an assistant cantor at Sts. Panteleimon, Anna & Paraskevi, Greek Orthodox Church in Markham. That same year he met Spiridoula Kallinteris, and were married the following year on September 6, 1998. On October 17, 1998, Fr. Elias was ordained to the Holy Deaconate in his home parish of Annunciation of the Virgin Mary in Montreal, Quebec and, subsequently to the Holy Priesthood on November 3, 1998 at St. Nicholas Church in Scarborough, Ontario. On October 27, 2000, Fr. Elias and Presvytera Spiridoula became the proud parents of a healthy baby boy, Konstantinos Kosmas.
For Fr. Elias and his family, the historic city of London, also known as the “Forest City” has now become their home