Greek-Australian Archive – Father Christos Vergos

Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Interviewer: Nick Doumanis Occupation: Maintenance worker, priest Year of arrival: 1963 Method of transport: Ship Father Christos Vergos was born in 1939 to a poor farming family in the central Peloponnese. He migrated to Australia in 1963 to join his sister in Wagga Wagga, where she and her husband ran a café. He later took up a role with Qantas in Sydney, working in aircraft maintenance. At the same time, he joined a committee to establish a parish church in Belmore, where he also served as a chanter. After marrying his wife, Sofia, in 1967, he was ordained a priest, and was assigned to set up a new parish church in Liverpool, NSW. Interview summary Father Christos’ interview is mainly concerned with his path to becoming a priest and the creation of the parish church in Liverpool. However, he also discusses his life before becoming a priest and his family life.