Background
Kourides, Peter Theologos was born on July 24, 1910 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Theologos and Zafiro (Gurlides) Kourides. came to the United States, 1912, naturalized, 1931.
Kourides, Peter Theologos was born on July 24, 1910 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Theologos and Zafiro (Gurlides) Kourides. came to the United States, 1912, naturalized, 1931.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1931; Juris Doctor, Columbia, 1933; HHD (honorary), Hellenic College, 1985.
Member firm, Seward, Raphael & Kourides, New York City, since 1935;
general counsel, Greek Archdiocese of North and South American, 1938-1996;
trustee, Hellenic Cathedral City New York, 1938-1998;
trustee, counsel, St. Basil's Academy, Garrison, New York, 1946-1997;
trustee, counsel, United Greek Orthodox Charities, 1965-1970;
counsel, World Conference Religion for Peace, 1970-1982;
counsel for American affairs to Ecumenical Patriarchate of, Eastern Orthodox Church, Istanbul, 1949-1972;
director, counsel, Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce, since 1955;
director, Atlantic Bank New York, 1974-1997;
Counsel, consulate general of Greece in New York, 1963-1990. National secretary Greek War Relief Association, 1941-1946. Representative Greek Archdiocese of North and South American at enthronement Athenagoras I, Istanbul, 1949.
President Hellenic U. Club, 1951-1952.
National vice president Order of Ahepa, 1960. Counsel Columbia University Cancer Clinic, Greece, 1965—1970. Member general board National Council Churches, 1960—1982, vice president, 1969—1972.
Delegate 3d Assembly World Council Churches, New Delhi, 1961, delegate 4th Assembly Uppsala, Sweden, 1968, delegate 5th Assembly Nairobi, Kenya, 1975, member international affairs committee, 1968—1974. Delegate World Conference Religion on Peace, Kyoto, 1971. Trustee Hellenic College, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1968—1997.
Member of American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Consular Law Society, New York Bar Association, Columbia Alumni Association, Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce (director, counsel since 1955).
Married Anna E. Spetseris, August 4, 1938. Children— Ione A., P. Nicholas.