The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA) has today announced the passing of Oikonomos Father Alexios Triantafyllou on Monday, 24 November 2025, at the age of 96.
Father Alexios was born in 1929 in the village of Rogoi Kalavryton in Achaia and migrated to Australia in 1956.
He entered the clergy of the Archdiocese in November 1973, when he was ordained Deacon at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Kogarah, Sydney, and later Presbyter at Saint Nektarios in Croydon Park, Adelaide. His ordinations were performed by the then Assistant Bishop of Theoupolis, now Metropolitan of Vryoula, His Eminence Panteleimon.
In October 2010, with the blessing of the late Archbishop Stylianos of Australia, he was elevated to the rank of Oikonomos by the then Assistant Bishop of Apolloniada, now Metropolitan of Sevasteia, His Eminence Seraphim.
Over nearly five decades of ministry, Father Alexios served faithfully across Australia, offering pastoral care in parishes including the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Mildura, Holy Trinity in Surry Hills, Saint Dionysios in Central Mangrove, Saint Nicholas in Marrickville, Saint Demetrios in St Marys and the Dormition of the Theotokos in Redfern.
Although he formally retired in 2012, he continued to support the Archdiocese for another ten years, responding with willingness and humility whenever the Church required his assistance.
Father Alexios married Presvytera Ioulia in 1956, and together they had one son, Timotheos Triantafyllou, who followed his father into the priesthood. Today, Father Timotheos serves at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Metropolis of New Zealand in the Fiji Islands.
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia expressed heartfelt condolences to the family and conveyed the deep gratitude of the Church.
In his tribute, he said: “With much emotion we bid farewell to the much-revered Father Alexios, who today departed for the heavenly altar, toward which he had unceasingly directed the eyes of his soul throughout his many-year, God-loving ministry in our Archdiocese.”
“His diligence, his zeal for God, his sacrificial spirit and his genuine ecclesiastical ethos were some of the virtues that adorned his personality and served as a source of inspiration and imitation for the faithful people he served during his priestly course, as well as for our younger clergy. For this reason, our local Church will forever owe him gratitude. May the All-Good God grant him rest in His Kingdom,” the Archbishop added.
Details regarding the Funeral Service for Father Alexios will be announced soon.
