Chicago, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Effective February 1, 2020, His Grace, Bishop Paul has appointed the 
Reverend Priest Alexander Koranda to the position of Communications Director for the Diocese of the Midwest.
Father Alexander was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paul on May 6, 2017, and assigned to Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago in June of 2017. He became Dean of the diocesan cathedral on December 25, 2018. Father Alexander holds a Master of Divinity degree from Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, South Canaan, PA (2014) with an emphasis on Liturgical Studies. He was awarded the Bachelor of Arts from Northern Illinois University in the Spring of 2011, majoring in communication studies with an emphasis on organizational and corporate communications.
Father Alexander is married to Carly Roscoe, DNP. They have two daughters: Magdalena, age 2, and Anna, who is three months.
