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Alumnus Dn. George Katrib ordained to the Holy Priesthood

Alumnus Dn. George Katrib ordained to the Holy Priesthood

SVOTS Alumnus Dn. George Katrib has been ordained to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place at St. George Orthodox Christian Church, Houston, TX on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Priest George was ordained by the hand of His Grace BASIL, bishop of Wichita and Mid-America (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church of North America), another SVOTS alumnus (’73).

Fr. George graduated from St. Vladimir’s Seminary with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in 2014. Before seminary, he attended Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL, which he graduated from with a bachelor’s degree. Fr. George has most recently been serving as youth director at St. George Church in Houston, his home parish, and will now serve as assistant pastor at St. George.

SVOTS wishes Fr. George and his wife, Khouria Miray, many years!