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[Image:Hopko cropped.jpg|right|frame|Ft. Thomas Hopko at St. Vladimir's Seminary, 2007]]Very Reverend Protopresbyter '''Thomas Hopko''' (born [[March 28]], 1939, Endicott, New York) is an Orthodox Christian [[priest]] and theologian. He was the Dean of [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] from September 1992 until [[July 1]], 2002, and taught dogmatic theology in this institution from 1968 until 2002. After his retirement, he carries honorary title of ''Dean Emeritus''.
Fr. Hopko was [[baptism|baptized]] and raised in St. Mary's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek-Catholic Church, Endicott, NY. He gained his B.A. in Russian Studies, Fordham University, 1960, followed by his M.Div., St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, in 1963. He then took an M.A. in Philosophy, Duquesne University, in 1968 and gained his Ph.D. in Theology, Fordham University, in 1982.
