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'''St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)''' is located in the town of Kodiak on Kodiak Island in the State of Alaska with a campus in Anchorage. Established as a pastoral school in 1972, the [[seminary]] now provides a number of educational programs to prepare students for work in the Orthodox Church, as readers, choir directors, church school teachers, and [[clergy]].
==History==
With the closing of the Russian school at Unalaska in 1917, the Church in Alaska lost its ability to provide formal training for church workers and clergy. In time the lack of an institution to provide education locally was felt by the [[Diocese]] of Alaska as the shortage of trained people increased. To correct this situation the diocese approved in September 1972 a proposal by the [[archpriest]] [[Joseph P. Kreta ]] to establish a pastoral school as the only practical way of solving this problem.
With the approval of the proposal by the diocesan council, the first semester of classes began on [[February 1]], 1973. The classes were conducted in leased facilities at the Wildwood Station near Kenai, Alaska. This first class began with fourteen students. In August 1973, the Alaska State Department of Education recognized St. Herman's Pastoral School as a diploma granting institution.
[[Category:Seminaries|Herman]]
[[ro:Seminarul Teologic Ortodox Sfântul Gherman (Kodiak, Alaska)]]
