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Greek●American Review - December 1998

Greek-Americans in Review

BISHOP GEORGE OF KOMANON P.R. CHIEF-WASHINGTON, DC

By Sophia Nibi

Archbishop Spyridon announced the appointment of Bishop George of Komanon to head up the Office of Public Affairs in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region. Recently, Bishop George accompanied Archbishop Spyridon on his official visit to the Capital where he met with officials at the White House and State Department to press for cause of the Theological School of Halki. Bishop George will set up an office that will follow the issues of religious freedom and human rights through contacts with government agencies, as well as help to facilitate the work of the Archbishop in Washington.

Bishop George Papaioannou was the priest of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda, MD for 27 years. A native of Prodromos, Thebes (Greece), he has been a clergyman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese since 1958. A widower, the Bishop, with his late Presbytera Maria, has three married daughters and six grandchildren.

[ Greek●American Review - December 1998 - p. 60 ]