Our Clergy

Father Paul Costopoulos was born and raised in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as one of 6 siblings. He is a graduate of both Gettysburg College (1967) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School (1970).

Father Paul has served as a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for over 41 years. He served Greek Orthodox parishes in Huntsville, Alabama (1975-1978); Jacksonville, Florida (1978-1991); and Denver, Colorado (1991-1996). He then served as Dean of our Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral from September 1996 through February 2019, when he retired from the full-time priesthood.

In addition to his work as a Parish Priest, Father Paul has served and continues to serve our Church in various capacities both at the Archdiocesan and Metropolis levels.

He worked 2 years at the Archdiocese in New York as Director of the Campus Commission, served for a number of years on the Archdiocesan Council and Metropolis Councils of Denver and Atlanta, served for 13 years as a member and former President of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, and led a mission team of 25 to Kenya to build a church in 1987.

Since 1999, he has also served as Vicar of the Central Conference of our Metropolis.

Father Paul is married to the former Penny Clemson, also from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. They have 2 daughters, Nina and Niki, and 6 grandchildren, all of whom live in Birmingham, Alabama.

Father loves to read, travel, workout, spend time with family, and watch his grandkids play soccer.