Fr. Philemon Patitsas

FR. PHILEMON PATITSAS is the Presiding Priest of the St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church (Naples, FL). Ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh in May of 2008. He was ordained by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta in October of 2010 after completing degrees at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Master of Divinity) and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (Master of Public Administration), Fr. Philemon entered the Holy Priesthood after a distinguished 20-year career as an MBA degreed Petroleum Engineer and business executive with Fortune 50 Chemical and Petroleum companies, most recently as Global Marketing Manager with Praxair Semiconductor Materials. He was installed as the Presiding Priest of St. Katherine in July of 2012, and elevated to Pneumaticos in February of 2014.

In addition to spearheading the Christian Rights and Freedom Ministry and Growth Ministries at St. Katherine, Fr. Philemon is a member of the Board of Directors of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (St. Augustine, FL), serves on the Atlanta Metropolis’ Strategic Planning Committee, and Chairs the Village Planning Committee, an effort to establish an active living community at the Atlanta Metropolis’ Diakonia Center (220 acres in Salem, SC). He and Pres. Maria are blessed with a son and two daughters.