St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is an
Eastern Orthodox seminary in
Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the
State University of New York
The State University of New York (SUNY, , ) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States. Led by c ...
and accredited by the
Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-Eastern Orthodox institution associated with the
Orthodox Church in America (OCA).
History
The seminary was founded in 1938. It moved to its current location in 1962. Four years later, it was accepted as an associate member in the American Association of Theological Schools with accreditation following in 1973.
Presidents
* Archpriest
Chad Hatfield
Chad Hatfield (born December 15, 1953) is an Eastern Orthodox archpriest. He is currently the president of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary, where he teaches missiology and evangelism courses. He is also the editor of the ''Orthodox Christian Pr ...
Deans
* Bishop Macarius (Ilyinsky), 1938 - 1944
* Archimandrite Dionysius (Diachenko), 1944 - 1947
* Bishop John (Shahovskoy), 1947 - 1950
* Protopresbyter
Georges Florovsky
Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (Russian: Гео́ргий Васи́льевич Флоро́вский; – August 11, 1979) was a Russian Orthodox priest, theologian, and historian.
Born in the Russian Empire, he spent his working life in Paris ...
, 1950 - 1955
* Metropolitan
Leontius (Turkevich)
Metropolitan Leontius (Leonty, secular name Leonid Ieronimovich Turkevich, russian: Леонид Иеронимович Туркевич; August 8, 1876 in Kremenetz, Volhynia – May 14, 1965) was the Metropolitan of the North American Dioce ...
, 1955 - 1962
* Protopresbyter
Alexander Schmemann
Alexander Dmitrievich Schmemann (russian: Алекса́ндр Дми́триевич Шме́ман, ''Aleksandr Dmitrievich Šmeman''; 13 September 1921 – 13 December 1983) was an influential Orthodox priest, theologian, and author who had mos ...
, 1962 - 1983
* Protopresbyter
John Meyendorff, 1984 - 1992
* Protopresbyter
Thomas Hopko, 1992 - 2002
* Archpriest
John H. Erickson, 2002 - 2007
* Archpriest
John Behr, 2007 - 2017 (Last dean under previous governance structure)
* Ionut-Alexandru Tudorie, 2018 - Present (First academic dean under new governance structure)
Academics
St. Vladimir's Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the following degrees: Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Theology (Th.M.), and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min).
St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press)
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press was founded in 1962 and is the largest publisher of Orthodox Christian books in the English language.
Among their titles is their
Popular Patristics Series.
References
External links
Official website
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Eastern Orthodox seminaries
Seminaries and theological colleges in New York (state)
Orthodox Church in America
Education in Yonkers, New York
Educational institutions established in 1938
Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States
Eastern Orthodoxy in New York (state)
1938 establishments in New York (state)
Vladimir the Great