Military Chaplains


Orthodox Military Chaplains

The Orthodox Church in America is a member of the National Conference of Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF), and a member of the Endorsers for Chaplaincy Veterans Affairs Centers (ECUAC) and is recognized by the Armed Forces Chaplains Board to certify and endorse chaplains to serve in the armed forces.

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, Ecclesiastical Endorser for the US Military Chaplains

V. Rev. Theodore Boback, Chaplain
Lieutenant Colonel) USA-Retired
Dean and Executive Director of Orthodox Military & Veterans Administration Chaplains

V. Rev. Joseph J. Gallick, Deputy Director and Assistant Dean

* Indicates non-OCA Clergy


Active Duty U.S. Air Force

*Rev. Stephan Close (AO)

Chaplain (LTC) USAF

Wing Chaplain
451 AEW/HC
Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan

Wife: Annette
Phone: 044-01638-454723
DSN: 420-2089
Mobile: 079-197-9464
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Rev. Eugene Lahue (OCA)

Chaplain (MAJ) USAF

PSC 2 BOX 7985
APO AE 09012
[Ramstein AFB, Germany]

Wife: Melissa
Phone: 011-49-637-147-5753
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Matthew Streett (GO)

Chaplain (CPT) USAF

37 TRW/HC
2320 Carswell Avenue, Ste 3
Lackland AFB, TX 78236

Phone: 210-671-2911
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*V. Rev. Mark W. Sahady (AO)

Chaplain (LTC) USAF Wing Chaplain

Yokota AFB, Japan

Wife: Barbara
DSN: 315-225-7009
Cell: 080-2023-8527
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


U.S. Air Force Reserve Component

V. Rev. James Jadick

V. Rev. James Jadick (OCA)

Chaplain (LTC) USAFR

209 S. Lehigh Avenue
Frackville, PA 17931

Wife: Natalie
Home: (570) 874-3162
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Peter G. Souritzides (GO)

Chaplain (MAJ) USAFR

510 Linden Place
Orange, NJ

Home: 973-674-6600

Rev. Thaddeus Werner (OCA)

Chaplain (CPT) USAFR

245 Cingaree Road APT 1307
Greenville, SC 29607

Wife: Valerie
Home: 864-201-6674


Active Duty U.S. Army

*Rev. Peter Aleria (AO)

Chaplain (CPT) USA

Ft. Bliss, TX

Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

V. Rev. Peter A. Baktis

V. Rev. Peter A. Baktis (OCA)

Chaplain (COL) USA Senior Chaplain Team Bliss

224 Sheridan
El Paso, TX 79906

Wife: Jeanne
Office: 915-568-1519
Mobile: 915-443-6923
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

V. Rev. Peter Dubinin

V. Rev. Peter Dubinin (OCA)

Chaplain (MAJ) USAR

3357 Backridge Road
Woodlawn, TN 37191

Wife: Suzanne
Office: 270-461-1721
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Isaiah R. Gillette (AO)

Chaplain (MAJ) USA

6763 Terry Drive
Fort Benning, GA 31905

Wife: Elizabeth
Office: 706-544-8546
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

V. Rev. Benjamin Henderson (OCA)

Chaplain (LMFT) USA

Bldg. 11281 Biggs Field
US Army, Fort Bliss
El Paso, TX 79918

Assignment: Community Behavioral Health Services
Counseling Psychologist-Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Wife: Linda
Office: 915-742-8000
Personal: 915-742-5200

Rev. George Hill (OCA)

Chaplain (CPT) USA

2500 Lull Water Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28306

Assignment: Group Chaplain, 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) Fort Bragg, NC

Wife: Pamela
Mobile: 910-853-8342
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Rev. Sean Levine (OCA)

Chaplain (CPT) USA

Bldg. P1248
32 Division Road
Fort Lewis-McChord, WA 98433

Assignment: 1/17th Infantry Stryker Battalion

Wife: Jennifer
Home: 253-912-4781
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Rev. Paul Rivers (OCA)

Chaplain (CPT) USA

5748-B Allison Avenue
Fort Knox, KY 40121

Wife: Kendra
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


U.S. Army Reserve Component

Rev. Ian Burgess (OCA)

Chaplain (CPT) USANG

7006 Bohn Blvd.
Anderson, CA 96007

Wife: Mary
Phone: 530-917-9758
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Kevin Teed Millsaps (GO)

Chaplain (CPT) TNARNG

211 Sasanoa Ct.
Kingsport, TN 37664

Assignment: 3rd Sqdn, 278th ACR, Kingsport, TN 37660

Wife: Tina (Irene)
Home: 423-220-9240
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Rev. George Oanca (OCA)

Chaplain (1LT) USAR

4480 Golf Club Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922

Wife: Cristina
Office: 719-238-6035
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

V. Rev. Theodore Shomsky

V. Rev. Theodore Shomsky (OCA)

Chaplain (MAJ) USAR

608 Colliers Way
Weirton, West Virginia 26062

Wife: Mary
Home: 304-723-3383
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Rev. James Sizemore (OCA)

Chaplain (MAJ) OHARNG

474 E. Main St.
Circleville, OH 43113

Assignment: 37th IBCT (174th ADA Bde in 2010)

Wife: Barbara
Office: 614-336-7479
Home: 740-601-3911
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


U.S. Navy

*Rev. David Alexander (AO)

LT, CHC, USN

United States Naval Academy
101 Cooper Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21402

Wife: Heather Maria
Office: 410-293-1100
Mobile: 914-886-2582
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Christopher Allen (ROCOR)

LT, CHC, USN

PSC 557 Box 2336
FPO AP 96379-2336

Assignment: Office of the Chaplain
Marine Corps Base
Camp Butler Okinawa
Unit 35000
FPO AP 96373-5000

Office DSN: 315-645-7486
Mobile: 011-81-80-2701-7730
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*V. Rev. Joseph William Butts (AO)

LT, CHC, USN

Assignment: Recruit Training Command
3355 Illinois St.
Building 1301
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3115

Office: 847-688-2288
Mobile: 484-885.6241
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*V. Rev. John Constantine (GO)

LCDR, CHC, USN

Assignment: VTU

Office: 652-862-6461

V. Rev. Jerome Cwiklinski

V. Rev. Jerome Cwiklinski (OCA)

CAPT, CHC, USN

Assignment: I MEF/MARCENT Chaplain
P.O. Box 555325
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5325

Office: 760-725-9821
Mobile: 760-799-0235
Fax: 760-725-9870
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

V. Rev. Stephen Duesenberry

V. Rev. Stephen Duesenberry (OCA)

CDR(Sel), CHC, USN

Marine Wing Support Group - 37
3D Marine Aircraft Wing
P.O. Box 452047
MCAS Miramar
San Diego, CA 92145-2047

Office: 858-577-7204
DSN: 267-7204
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Protopresbytr Milton D. Gianulis (GO)

CAPT, CHC, USN

Assignment: Marine Corps Installations East
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Office of the Chaplain - Bldg. 67
PSC 20004
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0004

Office: 910-451-8691
DSN: 751-xxxx
Mobile: 757-508-5367
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. John Kalantzis (GO)

CDR, CHC, USN

Assignment: Naval Warfare Development Command
Norfolk, VA 23511

Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Rev. Philip J. Pelikan (AO)

CDR, CHC, USN

U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy PSC 817
Box 43 FPO, AE 09622

Assignment: Naples, Italy

Office: 314-626-6817
Mobile: UNK
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

V. Rev. David E. Pratt (OCA)

LCDR, CHC, USN

Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
Saint Martin University
5300 Pacific Avenue SE
Lacey, Washington 98503

Assignment: 6th ESB, 4th MLG, Portland OR

Office: 360-438-4309; 253-512-8820
Cell: 253-377-9278
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Rev. Eugene Wozniak

Rev. Eugene Wozniak (OCA)

LCDR, CHC, USN

Assignment: 17th Coast Guard District (dch)
Juneau AK 99801

Office: 907-463-2038
Cell: 907-957-1067
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


U.S. Armed Forces - Retired

V. Rev. John Anderson, US Army
* Rev. Protopresbtyr William J. Bartz, US Navy
V. Rev. Theodore Boback, Jr., US Army
V. Rev. Nicholas Czaruk, US Army
* Rev. Peter Daratsos, US Army Reserve
* V. Rev. Theophanos Degaitas, US Navy
V. Rev. Gregory Dudash, US Air Force
V. Rev. Joseph J. Gallick, US Army Reserve
V. Rev. Andrew Harrison, US Air Force Reserve
Rev. Sam J. Kalamaras, US Navy Reserve
* Rev. Karl Kish, US Navy
V. Rev. Mark Koczak, US Navy
V. Rev. John Kondratick, US Air Force
V. Rev. Michael Kovach, US Army
V. Rev. Elias Krenitsky, US Army
* V. Rev. Edward Macura, US Army
V. Rev. Michael Margitich, US Air Force
V. Rev. Frank Mayernick, US Air Force
V. Rev. Andrew D. Nelko, US Navy
* V. Rev. George Paulson, US Navy
V. Rev. Paul Pyrch, US Navy
V. Rev. Daniel Ressetar, US Air Force Reserve
* V. Rev. Gregory Roth, US Air Force
* V. Rev. Constantine Rogakos, US Army
Rev. Paul Schellbach, US Army Reserve
* V. Rev. John Shaloub, US Navy Reserve
V. Rev. Michael Simerick, US Navy
V. Rev. Ken Stavrevsky, US Air Force
V. Rev. John W. Stefero, US Air Force
V. Rev. Peter Telencio, US Army
V. Rev. John Tkachuk, US Air Force Reserve
V. Rev. Alexander F. C. Webster, US Army Reserve


Chaplain Locations

California

Camp Pendleton
Fr. Jerome Cwiklinski

MCAS Miramar
Fr. Stephen Duesenberry

Colorado

Fort Carson
Fr. George Oanca

Georgia

Fort Benning
Fr. Isaiah Gillette

Germany

Ramstein Air Base
Fr. Eugene Lahue

Vaihingen
Fr. George Hill

Japan

Camp Butler Okinawa
Fr. Christopher Allen

Yokota AFB
Fr. Mark W. Sahady

Kentucky

Fort Campbell
Fr. Peter Dubinin

Fort Knox
Fr. Paul Rivers

North Carolina

Camp Lejeune
Fr. Milton D. Gianulis

Fort Bragg
Fr. George Hill

Texas

Fort Bliss
Fr. Peter Aleria
Fr. Peter Baktis
Fr. Benjamin Henderson

Lackland AFB
Fr. Matthew Streett

United Kingdom

RAF Mildenhall Air Base
Fr. Stephen Close

Washington

Fort Lewis
Fr. Sean Levine


Veterans Affair Medical Center, State Hospitals, and Regional Medical Centers Chaplains

California

* Rev. David Ogan
* Rev. Duane Pederson

Palo Alto
Rev. Leo Arrowsmith

Connecticut

Newington
V. Rev. Sergei C. Bouteneff

New Haven
V. Rev. Michael Westerberg
V. Rev. Sergei C. Bouteneff

Florida

Miami
V. Rev. Philip Reese

Illinois

North Medical Center
V. Rev. Andrew Harrison

North Chicago
* Rev. George E. Philippas

Massachusetts

Boston
* V. Rev. Christopher Foustoukes

North Hampton
* Rev. Harry Valopas

Maryland

V. Rev. Michael Roshak

Michigan

* Rev. Basil Stamas

New Jersey

East Orange
* Rev. James Aloupis

Lyons
* V. Rev. Anthony Pappas

New York

Albany
V. Rev. Igor Burdikoff

Manhattan
Rev. Daniel Degyansky

Ohio

Brecksville
V. Rev. John Klembara

Pennsylvania

Lebanon
V. Rev. Daniel Ressetar

Lewisburg
V. Rev. Daniel Kovalak

Pittsburgh
V. Rev. George York
V. Rev. Paul Suda

Waymart
V. Rev. John Kowlaczyk

Wilkes-Barre
V. Rev. Joseph Martin

Virginia

* Rev. Nicholas Bacallis