The Very Rev. Father Mark Templet
Meet our Staff
Our Rector
Archpriest Mark was ordained a priest on December 2(ns), 2007. Fr. Mark was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1994, he began attending Southeastern Louisiana University. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology and Health Studies in 2000. He then enrolled in Graduate School at Southeastern Louisiana University, a Master's Degree in Exercise Science in 2001, a doctorate in business from CalUniversity in 2013, and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration from Louisiana State University in 2023.
Fr. Mark has been active in prison ministry and is an accomplished church vestment maker. He is married to Matuska Sophia, and they have two children.
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Subdeacon Tikhon
Subdeacon Tikhon and his large family are great servants of the church and often cook food, make clothing, and provide other services for those in need.​
Reader John
Reader John and his lovely family come from Mississippi on a regular basis to be a part of our parish, while at the same time, they are starting a mission in Mississippi (the Chapel of St. John) and inviting locals to join them. May God bless their efforts.
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Our Metropolitan
Our parish is under the spiritual guidance and direction of His Eminence, Metropolitan Demetrios. Learn more about him here.