Our Clergy

Meet the clergy who serve the Saint Dimitrie the New parish community.

Rev. Fr. Ioan Bogdan

Fr. Rev. Ioan Bogdan was appointed priest of our mission, Saint Demetrius the New, in September 2007 by His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel Popp. He is a graduate of the "Unirea" High School in Brașov and the "Andrei Șaguna" Theological Institute in Sibiu, and he earned his Master’s degree in Theology from Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, NY.

Son of Fr. Iosif Bogdan and Presbytera Viorica of Brașov, Romania, he was born on June 1, 1970, and came to the United States in April 1997. He served for several years at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral “St. Mary” in Cleveland, OH, as a subdeacon and deacon, and, beginning October 29, 2006, as an assistant priest. Between 2003 and 2005, he served as Executive Director of the “Saint Andrew’s House” Cultural Center in Detroit, MI.

In September 2005, he married Diana Klein. Together they have two children, Maria and Daniel. In September 2007, they moved to Colorado, where they established the mission parish of St. Demetrius the New.

Deacon Ilie Gîscă

Deacon Ilie Gîscă was ordained by His Grace Bishop Andrei of Cleveland in February 2024. Since then, he has been serving alongside Fr. Ioan at St. Demetrius the New Church in Frederick, CO.

Mr. Ilie Gîscă was born on June 19, 1997, in the Republic of Moldova, Dondușeni District, village of Tîrnova. He is married to Liubov Kushchenko, and they have one child, Miriam Elyia.

He is a graduate of the Orthodox Theological Seminary “St. Hierarch Gavriil” in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. Between 2016 and 2022, he served as a chanter at the parish of “St. Great Martyr Demetrius” in Chișinău and as an assistant conductor within the Metropolis of Basarabia.