Archbishop Dimitrios of America

Academy and Holy Synod Demetrios was elected as a member of the Academy of Athens in November 2002 and was inducted on 14 November 2003. He was elected to the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 19 February 2004. He also delivered the benediction at the Presidential Inaugural Luncheon on 21 January 2013. Resignation as Archbishop of America Demetrios, whose leadership has been criticized by some as leading the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America into "financial, administrative, and spiritual bankruptcy," and Demetrios' resignation as Archbishop of America was made official.

Writings Demetrios is the author of six books as well as hundreds of articles and essays published in various periodicals.

Presence of the Holy Spirit (1984) Authority and Passion (1987) The Transcendent God of Eugnostos (1991) Christ, the Pre-existing God (1992) The Fathers Interpret (1996) A Call to Faith (2004)

Family His brother, Antonios Trakatellis, is a New Democracy MEP for Greece and former Vice-President of the European Parliament.