Archbishop Elpidio Mendez

Archbishop Elpidio Mendez is the current Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Chicago. He was born in 1961 in Greece and ordained as a priest in 1987. Mendez has served in various roles within the Orthodox Church, including as a professor at the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He has also been a vocal advocate for the rights of immigrants and refugees. Mendez has been a prominent figure in the Greek Orthodox community in Chicago, serving as the Archbishop since 2015.