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Bishop ==Life==Demetrios T. Makris began his career was born and educated in EuboiaGreece, Greecewhere he also entered the [[Holy Orders]]. He Came Father Demetrios emigrated to the United States of America in 1938 and Worcester (MA.) in 1940. He was Pastor of assigned to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1940, serving until 1944, and also taught . While at the former Greek Orthodox Seminary in PomfretSt. Spyridon Church, now the Hellenic College Greek Orthodox School of Theology in BrooklineFr. He Demetrios was instrumental in the purchase of the site of the present St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral (in Worcester, MA.). He became a full-time professor at the seminary in Pomfret, and because assistant dean. Bishop Makris was elevated to Bishop in 1951, with the title Bishop of Olympus (Olympos), and served a diocese that included Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. He was also assistant to the archbishop of North America, based in New York City. He was later bishop of the former diocese of New England and the former Diocese of California.

He also taught at the Greek Orthodox Seminary in Pomfret, Connecticut, the predecessor institution to [[ImageHoly Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Greek Orthodox School of Theology]] in Brookline, Massachusetts, becoming a full time professor and then assistant dean. Fr. Demetrios was subsequently named [[chancellor]] of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America On [[September 14]], 1951, Fr. Demetrios was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[Bishop]] of the Titular [[See]] of Olympus and served the First Archdiocesan District that included Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. From 1955 to 1968, Bishop Demetrios served as the bishop of the fourth district of San Francisco. Then, from 1968 to 1973, he served the third district of Boston.{{stub}} {{start box}}{{succession|before=?|title=Bishop of Olympus <br>Titular|years=1951-1973|after=?}}{{end box}}  ==Sources==*[http:Bishopmakris//www.jpgboston.goarch.org/about_us/past_bishops.html Past Bishops]*[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30710F93B55177B93C7A81782D85F458585F9 New Greek Bishop Consecrated Here]*[http://sanfran.goarch.org/metropolis/ Metropolis of San Francisco] [[Category: Bishops]][[Category:20th-century bishops]][[Category: Bishops of Olympus]]