-Celebrating 75 Years of Serving the Greek Community-

St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church

became a congregation in 1931.  In  1932, the church was named in honor of Saint Vasilios, a name given by Mr. William Vellis, the largest benefactor of the church at that time.  St. Basil’s is not only a religious congregation, but also a cultural Greek center for all the Greek immigrant families of Troy and surrounding areas.


STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE FORM 2008

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St Basil the Great

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Father Emmanuel

Father Emmanuel E. Mantzouris came to our church community here in Troy, NY in November 1983.  Previous to his assignment here, he served as second priest at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Rochester, New York, alongside Fr. Basil Kissal, for one year.
 
Father Emmanuel attended Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA, after spending one year as a biological science major at the University of Maryland.  After finishing his studies and receiving his Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Religion from Hellenic College, he attended Holy Cross School of Theology.  During his last year in the Masters program, he was ordained a Deacon through the hand of the late Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos, on November 29, 1981.  After receiving his Masters degree in Theology, he went to Greece for five months as part of the Ionian Village Camp Program and as a pilgrimage to Mount Athos and other holy places.  Returning from Greece, he was ordained a priest through the hand of the late Archbishop Iakovos, on November 21, 1982, and took his first assignment to Rochester, NY.
 
In addition to his sacramental and pastoral duties to our parish, Father Emmanuel has served since January 1990 as the Greek Orthodox Chaplain for the New York State Department of Correctional Services.  He travels extensively to the state correctional facilities located throughout New York State in order to monitor the presence and movement of Orthodox Christians throughout the system.  He engages other Orthodox Christian priests from all jurisdictions in this sacred ministry.  Presently, he is also active with other representatives of the Orthodox Christian jurisdictions in a national prison ministry for the greater Orthodox Christian community under the omoforion of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA).

Church Founders in 1932


Parish Priests since 1932

  1. Fr. Athanasios Kaisaris (1931-1932)
  2. Fr. Spathis (1933-1936)
  3. Fr. Chrysostomos Hatzipappas (1936-1939)
  4. Fr. Anastasios Patrikas (1939-1946)
  5. Fr. D. Tsekouras
  6. Fr. Panagiotis Anastasiou (1946-1947)
  7. Fr. K. Petrobas (1947-1951)
  8. Fr. Antonios N. Papadopoulos
  9. Fr. John Psallis
  10. Fr. Theodosios Sideris
  11. Fr. Kallistos Hatzilamprou 1955-1956)
  12. Fr. Gennadios Papademetriou (1956-1958)
  13. Fr. Demetrios Papachristou
  14. Fr. Timotheos Pantelakos (1958-1964)
  15. Fr. Peter D. Costarakis (1965-1977)
  16. Fr. Constantine Mangos (1978-1982)
  17. Fr. Peter Daratsos (1982)
  18. Fr. Emmanuel E. Mantzouris (1983-present)

Parish Council


Absent from picture - Jan Alber & George Dalakos

Parish Council meetings are held at the church
on the first Monday of each month.

Council Documents
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Despina N. Brosnihan

Janet Alber

Paula Cervini

George Dalakos

Maria I. Ginter

Nicholas Huban

Mike Krumpholz

Michael Papadopoulos

Philip Sells


Parish Officers

Pastor

Rev. Presbyter
Emmanuel E. Mantzouris  

fremantz@aol.com

Altar Boys


Treasurer Philip Sells


sellsp@mindspring.com
Pledge Secretary Paula L. Cervini


PLCVP@aol.com
Memorial Fund Angeline T. Nicholas

Choir Director Alexander T. Dogias


Organist Christine Dalapas


cdalapas@aol.com
Sunday School Coordinator Annette Wilson nouna204@hotmail.com
Sunday School Teachers
George Dalakos
Joanne Dalakos
Krista Lewandusky
Lisa McCarthy
Susan Phillips
Judy Seamon
Annette Wilson
Harry Wilson


Philoptochos Anna Krumpholz

akrumpho@nycap.rr.com
AHEPA Don Dybas

dmdybas@nycap.rr.com
Youth Dance Group Lisa Tompkins

lisatompkins@hotmail.
Festival Committee Chairs
Ron Brosnihan
Peter Dafniotis

rbrosnihan@eone.com
pcd1spartan@yahoo.com
Building Committee Peter Dafniotis
Mike Krumpholz

pcd1spartan@yahoo.com
michael.krumpholz@realogy.com
Church Cleaning Elena Purritano


Orthodox Herald Maria Ginter
Despina Brosnihan

mgxero@yahoo.com,
despinanicholas@hotmail.com
Makaries Vicki Dafniotis
vdafnioitis@yahoo.com
Pontos Society Angelo Kontis

akontis@nycap.rr.com

Archdiocese Webpage

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Orthodox Bishops - SCOBA