Hellenic College Holy Cross searches for new president after Katos ouster

Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Boston is again searching for a new president, two years after its previous search. The National Herald reported on February 25, 2026, that the current president, Dimitrios Katos, had been essentially “ousted” after serving only two years in the post.

Mr. Katos is on a months-long paid leave of absence and is expected to return as a professor during the spring 2027 academic semester. The School is administered on an interim basis by Protopresbyter Michael Lambakis, who graduated from the School in 2005.

A search committee has been appointed. The National Herald reported on its membership. The article notes that Archbishop Elpidophoros did not include any Metropolitan from the Holy Eparchial Synod on the committee.

The committee’s co-chair, Christina Geraniou Zeppou, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees, recently sent a questionnaire to ecclesiastical and lay leaders, asking for responses by May 8. The survey says feedback received before that date will directly inform the search, and feedback received afterward will continue to inform the committee’s evaluation and selection of candidates. According to the survey, the next president must be an Orthodox Christian in good standing. It also states that responses will be kept confidential and used only in aggregate to guide the committee (Proverbs 11:1).

The questionnaire asks respondents to rank leadership priorities, including “strategic vision and execution of institutional change” and “strengthening relationships with the Archdiocese, Church leadership, and Board.” It also asks for rankings of desired experience and leadership qualities, the single most important capability the next president must have, and how respondents would describe the role of HCHC in the Church today and what changes are needed to strengthen its impact.

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