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− | The '''Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Inc.''' (MIOCS) was established in 2003, with a view to offering the tertiary teaching of Orthodox theological studies to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox people | + | The '''Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Inc.''' (MIOCS) was established in 2003, with a view to offering the tertiary teaching of Orthodox theological studies to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox people. |
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MIOCS is an affiliate body of the University of Melbourne, through its United Faculty of Theology (UFT) at Ormond College in Parkville, Victoria. | MIOCS is an affiliate body of the University of Melbourne, through its United Faculty of Theology (UFT) at Ormond College in Parkville, Victoria. | ||
Students may study at an undergraduate, postgraduate or informal level. | Students may study at an undergraduate, postgraduate or informal level. | ||
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | It was a goal of Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) to have locally-based theological education at a tertiary level, for the education of clergy and lay-workers. To that end, he directly supported the establishment of the Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, being its onetime president. | ||
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+ | Since it's establishment in 2003, [[St Anna Convent (Preston, Australia)|St Anna's Convent]] (Antiochian Orthodox) has played a major part in MIOCS, with the [[Superior]], Sister Virginia, being the Registrar and Secretary; as has the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] Dean of Victoria, Archpriest [[Michael Protopopov]]. With the support of Rev. Prof. Robert Gribben and the United Faculty of Theology, the first subjects under the aegis of MIOCS were offered in 2004. | ||
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+ | There has been some turbulance in the history of MIOCS, mainly from Greek Orthodox sources (including in a Greek-Australian newspaper); some of this has centred around the appointment of Dr Christos Galiotis, a graduate of [[St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]], as first president, while others have centred on former lecturers being out of communion with the mainstream Orthodox Church (including a Macedonian Orthodox priest). This has been such that Protopresbyter [[Thomas Hopko]]'s 2003 MIOCS-sponsored lecture was reason enough to deny him an audience at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College. | ||
==Faculty and Current Lecturers== | ==Faculty and Current Lecturers== | ||
− | * | + | *Rev. Fr [[John D'Alton]]. |
− | *Archpriest Michael Protopopov, [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] | + | :President of MIOCS, 2008. |
− | *Sister [[Virginia (Hutchinson)]] | + | *Archpriest [[Michael Protopopov]], BEd, BTheol, MPhil, PhD. |
− | *Dr Heshmat Keroloss. | + | :''Dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]]''. |
− | * | + | :Deputy President of MIOCS, 2007. |
+ | :Lecturer in ''The Formative Years of the Church'' in 2008. | ||
+ | *Sister [[Virginia (Hutchinson)]] | ||
+ | :''Superior of [[St. Anna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|St. Anna's Convent]], Preston, Victoria''. | ||
+ | :Secretary and Registrar of MIOCS. | ||
+ | *Professor [[Trevor Batrouney]], BA, BEd, MEd, PhD. | ||
+ | :''Formerly treasurer of MIOCS, 2004-05, and president of MIOCS, 2005''. | ||
+ | :Visiting Lecturer in ''Immigration and the Orthodox Churches in Australia'' in 2008. | ||
+ | *Dr Heshmat Keroloss, BA, MA, MTheol, PhD. | ||
+ | :Visiting Lecturer in ''Introduction to Orthodox Spiritual Life'' and ''Orthodox Spiritual Life'' in 2008. | ||
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+ | ===Presidents of MIOCS=== | ||
+ | *Dr [[Christos Galiotis]], BTh ([[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|SAGOTC]]), PhD. | ||
+ | :President of MIOCS, 2004-05. | ||
+ | *Professor [[Trevor Batrouney]], BA, BEd, MEd, PhD. | ||
+ | :President of MIOCS, 2005. | ||
+ | *His Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]]. | ||
+ | :''Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese'' | ||
+ | :President of MIOCS, Nov 2005 to 2007. | ||
+ | *Rev. Fr [[John D'Alton]]. | ||
+ | :President of MIOCS, 2008 to present. | ||
− | ===Past | + | ===Past lecturers=== |
− | * | + | *His Grace [[Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney|Hilarion of Sydney]]. |
− | * | + | :''Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, ROCOR Diocese of Australia and New Zealand'' |
− | * | + | :Visiting Lecturer in ''Church Slavonic'' in 2006. |
− | * | + | *Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], PhD. |
− | + | :Former Lecturer. | |
+ | *Rev. Fr Igor Filianovsky | ||
+ | :Former Lecturer. | ||
+ | *Rev. Fr Jovan Takovski. | ||
+ | :Visiting Lecturer in ''The Biblical Roots of the Doctrine of Theosis'' in 2006. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.miocs.net Official Home Page]. |
+ | *[http://mytripjournal.com/pv/55891-25-1-0-0 Photo of where MIOCS meets] | ||
*[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/news_item.php?newsItem=39 MIOCS Commencement Service] for 2006. | *[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/news_item.php?newsItem=39 MIOCS Commencement Service] for 2006. | ||
*[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/photo_gallery.php?dir=MIOCS%20Service%202006 Photo Gallery] of the 2006 Commencement Service. | *[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/photo_gallery.php?dir=MIOCS%20Service%202006 Photo Gallery] of the 2006 Commencement Service. |
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The Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Inc. (MIOCS) was established in 2003, with a view to offering the tertiary teaching of Orthodox theological studies to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox people.
MIOCS is an affiliate body of the University of Melbourne, through its United Faculty of Theology (UFT) at Ormond College in Parkville, Victoria.
Students may study at an undergraduate, postgraduate or informal level.
Contents
History
It was a goal of Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) to have locally-based theological education at a tertiary level, for the education of clergy and lay-workers. To that end, he directly supported the establishment of the Melbourne Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, being its onetime president.
Since it's establishment in 2003, St Anna's Convent (Antiochian Orthodox) has played a major part in MIOCS, with the Superior, Sister Virginia, being the Registrar and Secretary; as has the ROCOR Dean of Victoria, Archpriest Michael Protopopov. With the support of Rev. Prof. Robert Gribben and the United Faculty of Theology, the first subjects under the aegis of MIOCS were offered in 2004.
There has been some turbulance in the history of MIOCS, mainly from Greek Orthodox sources (including in a Greek-Australian newspaper); some of this has centred around the appointment of Dr Christos Galiotis, a graduate of St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, as first president, while others have centred on former lecturers being out of communion with the mainstream Orthodox Church (including a Macedonian Orthodox priest). This has been such that Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko's 2003 MIOCS-sponsored lecture was reason enough to deny him an audience at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College.
Faculty and Current Lecturers
- Rev. Fr John D'Alton.
- President of MIOCS, 2008.
- Archpriest Michael Protopopov, BEd, BTheol, MPhil, PhD.
- Dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, ROCOR.
- Deputy President of MIOCS, 2007.
- Lecturer in The Formative Years of the Church in 2008.
- Sister Virginia (Hutchinson)
- Superior of St. Anna's Convent, Preston, Victoria.
- Secretary and Registrar of MIOCS.
- Professor Trevor Batrouney, BA, BEd, MEd, PhD.
- Formerly treasurer of MIOCS, 2004-05, and president of MIOCS, 2005.
- Visiting Lecturer in Immigration and the Orthodox Churches in Australia in 2008.
- Dr Heshmat Keroloss, BA, MA, MTheol, PhD.
- Visiting Lecturer in Introduction to Orthodox Spiritual Life and Orthodox Spiritual Life in 2008.
Presidents of MIOCS
- Dr Christos Galiotis, BTh (SAGOTC), PhD.
- President of MIOCS, 2004-05.
- Professor Trevor Batrouney, BA, BEd, MEd, PhD.
- President of MIOCS, 2005.
- His Eminence Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand.
- Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese
- President of MIOCS, Nov 2005 to 2007.
- Rev. Fr John D'Alton.
- President of MIOCS, 2008 to present.
Past lecturers
- His Grace Hilarion of Sydney.
- Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, ROCOR Diocese of Australia and New Zealand
- Visiting Lecturer in Church Slavonic in 2006.
- Archimandrite Themistocles (Adamopoulo), PhD.
- Former Lecturer.
- Rev. Fr Igor Filianovsky
- Former Lecturer.
- Rev. Fr Jovan Takovski.
- Visiting Lecturer in The Biblical Roots of the Doctrine of Theosis in 2006.
External links
- Official Home Page.
- Photo of where MIOCS meets
- MIOCS Commencement Service for 2006.
- Photo Gallery of the 2006 Commencement Service.
- Biography of Archpriest Michael Protopopov.
Affiliates
Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines Archdiocesan Organisations |
Administrative Divisions |
Deanery of New Zealand |
Educational Institutions |
Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies St. Paul's Theological Course of Studies |