Our Priest

Our Priest

Fr. Abu Varghese Peter was born to Rev. Fr. T.G. Peter and Mrs. Betsy Peter on March 8, 1982, in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India. His parents worked at the Mount Tabor St. Stephen’s Higher Secondary School in Pathanapuram, and due to this, his family moved to Pathanapuram, near Mount Tabor Dayara. 

Education:

• Elementary Education: Mount Tabor Primary School, Pathanapuram, Kerala, India

• High School Education: St. Stephen’s High School, Pathanapuram, Kerala, India

• Pre-Degree Education: St. Gregorios College, Kottarakara, Kerala, India

• Bachelors Degree: Computer Engineering – Caarmel Engineering College, Ranni, Perunad, Kerala, India

• Bachelors Degree: Divinity – Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, Kerala, India 

• Masters Degree: Cybersecurity – Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Fr. Peter was ordained as a deacon on April 26, 2011 at Mount Tabor Dayara Chapel in Pathanapuram by H.G. Dr. Zacharias Mar Aprem, Metropolitan of the Adoor-Kadampanad Diocese. A year later, he was ordained as a priest on December 22, 2012 at Mount Tabor Dayara Chapel in Pathanapuram by H.G. Dr. Zacharias Mar Aprem. 

Currently, he’s serving as the Vicar and President of St. George Malankara Orthodox Church in Fairless Hills, PA, since November 2013. Fr. Peter is also working as a System Engineer for Bank of America. 

He is married to Mrs. Anu Peter, and they reside in Bensalem, PA.