Archon Members

Harold Anagnos of the Ascension Church in Lincolnshire, IL, was invested as Archon in 10/28/2007 and conferred with the offikion Depoutatos.

Archon Anagnos is a graduate of Northwestern University, with undergraduate and graduate degrees in industrial management. He is the founder and Managing Director of BXA Associates, providing advisory services for businesses in the global hi-tech world.

George Anderson of Holy Trinity, Nashville, TN, was invested as Archon in 2006 and conferred with the offikion Maestor. He has undertaken personal pilgrimages to the Phanar and met with Patriarch Bartholomew.

Archon Anderson previously served as the President of the Parish Council for many years. He also has served on the Metropolis Council and the Archdiocesan Council. Archon Anderson and his wife, Lee Ann, co-chaired both the 2006 and 2016 Clergy Laity Conferences in Nashville.

Archon Anderson is the Founder and President of Anderson Benson, a privately-held commercial insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Nashville.

Michael Angeliades of the Archangel Michael Church in Port Washington, NY, was invested as Archon in 2013 and conferred with the offikion Skevophylax.

Archon Angeliades is a member of FAITH and Leadership 100. He is also a major benefactor of his parish and of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

Through years of hard work, Archon Angeliades has become one of the preeminent construction contractors in the New York area, but he has never forgotten his love for the church. In his island, Simi, he has built a monastery and paid for the renovation of 16 churches.

William J. Antholis of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Washington, DC, was invested as Archon in 2010 and conferred with the offikion Prostatis ton Grammaton. He was responsible for the address of His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Brookings Institution during the Patriarchal visit to the US in November 2009.

Archon Antholis is the Managing Director of the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow in Governance Studies.

Archon Antholis and his wife, Kristen, were married in 2000

James Arakas, a co-founder of St. John the Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach, NC, was invested as Archon in 10/28/2007 and conferred with the offikion Kastrinsios. He has retired from a successful career in the restaurant business.

Peter Th. Arbes of Holy Trinity in Westfield, NJ, was invested as Archon in 2010 and conferred with the offikion Hartoularios.

Archon Arbes has served at the Parish Council (since 1998), at the Metropolis Council (2008-2010), at the Finance Committee Chair of the Diocesan Council (1997-1998) and at the Archdiocesan Council (2008-2010).

Archon Arbes is a Finance Investment Advisor.

Archon Arbes and his wife, Barbara, were married in 1982.

Andrew Peter Arbes was elevated as an Archon Depoutatos by Metropolitan Silas of New Jersey at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Westfield, New Jersey in 1981. Andrew is also a recipient of the Archdiocese Medal of St. Paul.

Andrew is a former President and Trustee of Holy Trinity Church and served on the Parish Council of St. Nicholas Church in Newark, N.J.

He served as a member of the Board of Governors of South Amboy Hospital in South Amboy, N.J., and on the Board of Managers at the Perth Amboy Savings Institution that eventually became Bankers Savings in Perth Amboy. Andrew is a past President of the Thomas Jefferson Chapter of the Order of Ahepa, Elizabeth, N.J. and now a Life Time Member of Ahepa with the St. Mark chapter in Florida.

Andrew was active in the New Jersey Restaurant Association and served as President. He was named Restauranteur of the Year in 1984.

Andrew graduated from the University of Maryland in 1952. He was the owner of Clare and Coby's restaurant in Old Bridge, N.J. a landmark for 35 years until his retirement in 1995.

Andrew and his wife, Sophia, have a daughter, Annitsa who is married to Philip J. Philliou. They reside in Haworth, N.J. with their two sons, Alexander and Paul. Their son, Peter Andrew is married to Molly (Menapace). They reside in Devon, Pa. with their three children, Nicholas and twins, Andrew and Chloe.

Andrew and Sophia are stewards of Holy Trinity Church in Westfield, N.J., St. George Church, Ocean, N.J. and St. Mark in Boca Raton, Florida.

They reside in Manasquan, N.J. and Boca Raton, Florida

Dr. Kostandinos M. Arger of St. Anthony Church in Reno, NV, was invested as Archon in 2011 and conferred with the offikion Aktouarios. He served as on-call physician to His All Holiness Patriarch Demitrios and the Patriarchal Entourage during the 1990 visit to San Francisco.

Archon Arger has served extensively on the Parish Council, including his term as President. He is also an active fund raiser for the Holy Metropolis of San Francisco.