Rev. Fr. Alex Mackoul
Cathedral Dean
Father Alex was raised in St. George Orthodox Cathedral in Worcester, MA where he served as an altar boy and a chanter for many years. He grew up attending the Antiochian Village and the many retreats in his diocese. After graduating college, he worked for the Department of Defense as a research psychologist and was given permission each summer to serve on staff at the Antiochian Village. He met his wife Kh. Amanda (Short) during their first year on staff together. After spending three summers on staff, Fr. Alex enrolled at St. Vladimir’s Seminary and served as the Bishop’s assistant for two years.
He married Kh. Amanda at the end of his second year of seminary and was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood at the end of his third year. After graduation he was assigned to St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis, TN, where he served as the assistant priest and youth director. In 2016, he was appointed director of Camp St. Thekla and served in that capacity for seven years.
In August 2018, Fr. Alex was transferred to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Myrtle Beach, SC where he spent six years serving the community and teaching New Testament for St Athanasius Academy.
In August of 2024, Fr. Alex began his tenure as Dean of St. George Cathedral in Charleston, WV.
Rev. Fr. Nicholas Newman
Assistant Priest and Administrative Assistant
Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Fr. Nicholas spent his youth in New England. His father is a priest in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, currently at Holy Trinity in Concord, NH, and his mother has been teaching Classics at the University of New Hampshire.
After high school, where he met his wife to be, Fr. Nicholas studied Classics at the University of New Hampshire.
Pursuing graduate studies at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he was blessed to be able to complete his doctoral studies with a dissertation that focuses on the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory the Theologian.
Since completing his Ph.D., Fr. Nicholas has been teaching Greek, Latin, literature, and history to anyone who will listen, from elementary age to college students. Most recently, he served as the headmaster at Veritas Classical Academy in Marietta, Ohio.
The Church has always been an important part of his life, and he is currently working on completing an M.Div. through the Antiochian House of Studies.
On Friday, May 05, 2024, by the Grace of God and by the laying on of hands by His Grace Bishop Thomas, Nicholas was ordained to the Holy Priesthood as Fr. Nicholas.
He is blessed with three wonderful children, and an incredible wife, who is tolerant of his book buying habit.
