Very Reverend Father Romanos Malouf

Presiding Priest

Cell: (203) 209-6725
Email: frromanos@gmail.com

Father Romanos Malouf was ordained to the priesthood at St. George in Boston by the hands of His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip, on May 12, 2002. A few months after his ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Romanos was appointed as the pastor of All Saints Orthodox Mission in Hingham, MA from 2002-2003.  In 2003, upon graduating seminary, he was assigned as the assistant pastor of The Basilica of St. Mary Orthodox Church in Livonia, MI. August 2006, he was assigned by Metropolitan Philip as the pastor of St. Nicholas in Bridgeport, CT, where he has remained in the ministry since.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his priestly ordination, Fr. Romanos was elevated to the rank of archpriest by His Grace, Bishop Nicholas, here at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church on April 22, 2012.

Fr. Romanos is married to his wife Laurie (Touma), and they have three sons, Christopher, Thomas and Nicholas. Fr. Romanos’ favorite areas of church study are liturgics, scripture and patristics.  He also greatly enjoys the critical listening of and collecting of music and following Boston Bruins hockey and other sports. His patron saint is St. Romanos the Melodist (October 1).

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Reverand Archdeacon Sami Bal

Cell: (203) 521-8469

Archdeacon Sami Bal comes from a long line of clergy in his family history where there have been multi-generational ordained members. Archdeacon Sami was ordained a Deacon in 1998 and was elevated to the honor of Archdeacon in 2012, at the same time that Fr. Romanos was elevated to Archpriest by His Grace, Bishop Nicholas.

Archdeacon Sami is a much-beloved member of the St. Nicholas community, where has spent most of his adult life since emigrating to America from Aleppo, Syria in 1966. He was Uncle Sami to many prior to his ordination and he continues to be a loving uncle and father figure to many, providing wise counsel, love, and friendship to all.

Archdeacon Sami is married his wife Susan in 1969, and they have three grown children and seven grandchildren. He enjoys sports, music and most of all, spending time with his family.

Paul Nahass

Parish Council President

Cell: (978) 430-0232
Email: pnahass02138@gmail.com

Paul has been a member since 2016. He was raised in St. George Orthodox Church in Little Falls, NJ and attended St. Mary Orthodox Church in Cambridge MA for many years. He is on the Faculty at the University of Connecticut in Storrs in the Institute of Materials Science.

Kyle Laham

Parish Council Vice-President

Email: kyle.laham@stnicholasbridgeport.org

Kyle has been a member of St. Nicholas since 2022, but his family has been deeply rooted in the Antiochian Orthodox Church in America for generations. His great-grandfather served as the Archdiocese's first lay chairperson, his grandfather served for many years as vice-chairperson, and his father was the first national Teen SOYO president. Kyle currently serves on multiple boards throughout the Archdiocese and has been involved in several Pan-Orthodox committees and initiatives on the local, regional, and national levels. Professionally, Kyle is the Founder & CEO of an IT hardware company and a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in technology and operations. He is grateful to serve St. Nicholas and is committed to supporting the growth and life of the parish community.

Christopher Mitri

Parish Council Treasurer

Chris has literally grown up at St. Nicholas Church, with his parents and grandparents being longtime members. He and his young family are active members with boys enrolled in Sunday School. Chris is Vice President of Finance – Cobrand Cards for Synchrony, one of the largest consumer financing companies in the US. He has an MBA and Bachelors degree in Finance from UConn.

Rasha Tarek-Yagop

Parish Council Secretary

Rasha has been a member of Saint Nicholas Antiochian Church since 1999, when she moved to Connecticut with her family. Before that, she was a lifelong member of Saint Elias Antiochian Church in Aleppo, Syria. She has remained an active and devoted member of our parish, serving as the co-director of our Sunday School program as well as the high school Sunday School teacher. In addition, Rasha is a high school mathematics teacher at Staples High School.