Our history is linked to the history of our sister parish Holy Trinity, the Greek community in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the history of San Francisco. This section of our web site is designed to convey our history through photos and writings so it can be preserved for the generations that follow. The history of the cathedral is presented here as well as many items that convey the Greek American experience in San Francisco over the last one hundred years.
We gratefully acknowledge members of our community who have contributed photographs, documents, and magazines over the years. Insofar as our archive will be a ongoing project, we would love to hear from anyone who wants to contribute to it.
Our Past
1921 – The Formation of St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia’s Board of Trustees
Subcriptions
1923 Subscriber Listing
Plans – Cathedral, School, Orphanage
St. Sophia Photos
The Church Through the Years
245 Valencia, 1920s
The 1930s
1940s and 1950s
1960s and 1970s
1980s
The New Cathedral
Early San Francisco Hierarchs (Bishops)
Bishop Kallistos
Bishop Eirinaios
Past Priests and Photographs of Fr. Stephen
Fr. Philaretos Johannides
Fr. Pythagoras Caravellas
Fr. Spyridon Spyropoulos
Fr. Constantine Tsapralis
Fr. Vassilios Lokis
Fr. Pantelakos
Fr. Finfinis
Fr. Meletios Tripodakis
Fr. George Nicozisin
Fr. John Geranios
Fr. Theophilos P. Theophilos
Fr. Stephen Kyriacou
Recollections of the Past
Anastasia Apostoles
Peter Boudoures – Memoirs
Chris Katon – Memoirs
Alexander Kosta – Memoirs
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