wfn.org | GOAA Stavros H. Papagermanos, new Director of the Archdiocese Press Office

[George Conklin <gconklin@igc.org>]

> GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
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> July 15, 2008

> Contact: Stavros Papagermanos
> Tel: (212) 570-3556; Fax: (212) 774-0237
> E-mail: communications@goarch.org

> ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS APPOINTS
> NEW DIRECTOR OF THE ARCHDIOCESE PRESS OFFICE

NEW YORK-- Archbishop Demetrios of America announced today the appointment of Mr. Stavros H. Papagermanos, as Director of the Archdiocese Press Office, News and Media Relations and Press Officer.  Mr. Papagermanos leaves his current position as Director and Executive Editor of the Orthodox Observer where he served since 1995. During the last nine years and parallel to his post with the Orthodox Observer, Mr. Papagermanos has been serving as Greek Press Officer since 1999.

As the Press Officer, Mr. Papagermanos will be responsible for cultivating the relationships of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with press and media organizations in the United States and abroad.  Mr. Papagermanos will also represent the Archdiocese and interface with various public interest community organizations and develop pertinent community relations.

In appointing him in his new position Archbishop Demetrios state, â??Mr. Stavros Papagermanos as the Executive Editor of the Orthodox Observer for more than ten years, has amply demonstrated the qualities of a very responsible, creative and respectful person for the facts journalism. We are sure that now in his new position, a position vital for the substantive connection of the Archdiocese with the media, Mr. Papagermanos will remain the very faithful, fully dedicated and highly effective worker in a clearly demanding field, representing the Archdiocese in an excellent way and facilitating her sacred work of promoting the Orthodox Faith and the universal values of Hellenism.â??