With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Reverend Father Andrew Daniel (Leeson Achen) (M.Div. ‘07), who fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of August 18, 2023.
Fr Andrew was a member of the 2023 cohort of the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program at St Vladimir’s Seminary. He served as the Vicar of various parishes in the Northeast American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, as a Diocesan Council member, and also as the Vice President of the Mar Gregorios Orthodox Christian Student Movement (MGOCSM) of the Diocese.
The funeral service was held at St George Malankara Orthodox Church in Staten Island, NY, and the burial service took place at Moravian Cemetery in Staten Island, NY, on August 21, 2023.
May Father Andrew Daniel’s memory be eternal!
Adapted from neamericandiocese.org.
