Very Rev. Fr. Eugene Pappas

The Very Reverend Eugene N. Pappas, an ecumenist, educator, missionary and social activist has served as a religious and spiritual guide to his community for over 60 years.  He is a proud descendant of immigrants from Lakonia, who settled in New York City at the turn of the 20th Century. A native Brooklynite, Father Eugene pursued higher learning by attaining a Bachelor of Arts degree at St. John's University in New York. This was followed by studies at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he attained a Masters degree in Divinity. He then continued his education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece, with a degree in Orthodox Theology. He also attended the University of Geneva, Switzerland, at the Bossey Institute of Ecumenical Studies.

In his earliest years as a clergyman, he enlisted in the US Army as a chaplain, served in the 7th Regimen in the United States and Korea, and became a lifetime member of the American Legion. He continues to serve as the presiding priest at the Three Hierarchs Church in Brooklyn for many decades, and is currently the President of the Greek Orthodox Retired Clergy Association of the Archdiocese of America.

Beginning with missionary work in South Korea, to opening an orphanage in 1969, Father Eugene has devoted a large portion of his life to serving  the youth of the church, in addition to his role as Theological Ministry Instructor at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.  Beyond his work with Brooklyn’s Greek Orthodox community and Xaverian, he also served as chaplain to the New York Fraternal Order of Police and has served as President of the New York Archdiocesan Metropolitan Clergy Syndesmos for over 20 years. In 2016, Father Eugene was appointed chaplain to Homeland Security Investigations, which is based in New York City.

He is the producer of the popular show "MATTERS OF CONSCIENCE," which airs every Saturday, for 28 years.