Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

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Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
founding 1937
Sponsorship Private
place Brookline
state Massachusetts
country United States
management Nicholas C. Triantafilou
Students 208 (2013)
Website www.hchc.edu

The Hellenic College (HCHC, Greek Ελληνορθόδοξη Θεολογική Σχολή του Τιμίου Σταυρού , German: Hellenic College, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology ) is an orthodox liberal arts college and seminary in Brookline (Massachusetts) .

history

The institute was originally founded in 1937 in Pomfret, Connecticut by Archbishop Athinagoras as the Holy Cross Theological School . In 1946 the school was relocated to Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1966 the seminary was expanded to a full four-year college, which opened in 1968. Holy Cross was accredited and became one of the most influential educational institutions of the Orthodox Churches in the New World.

Chapel of the Holy Cross, Hellenic College

Course offer and accreditation

Hellenic College offers a Bachelor of Arts degree as a degree . The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology offers graduates the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), The Master of Theological Studies (MTS), and the Master of Theology (Th.M.). Hellenic College and Holy Cross were accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1974 , both of which were combined as Hellenic College . The School of Theology was also accredited in the same year by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada . Holy Cross is part of the Boston Theological Institute .

campus

Hellenic College is located on a campus of 24 hectares in Brookline, in the catchment area of Boston , on the former site of the Boston family Weld. The Boston Celtics used to practice there .

Summer programs

  • "Crossroad" is a ten day program in which Orthodox high school graduates and high school students can test their calling.
  • The "Pappas Patristic Institute" is a seminar-supported program that focuses on the reading of the early church fathers.

President

  • 1966-1971: Leonidas C. Contos
  • 1971–1976: Metropolitan Iakovos (Garmatis), Chicago
  • 1976-1986: Thomas C. Lelon
  • 1987–1989: Metropolitan Silas (Koskinas), New Jersey
  • 1989–1995: Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas), Boston
  • 1995-1997: Alkividias C. Calivas
  • 1997–1998: Metropolitan Isaiah (Chronopoulos), Denver
  • 1998–1999: Archimandrite Damaskinos V. Ganas
  • 2000-2015: Nicholas Triantafilou

Well-known professors

Current faculty

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology:
  • Demetrios von Amerika (Archbishop), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
  • Dr. George Bebis, Professor Emeritus (Patristics)
  • Dr. Bruce Beck, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Director of the Pappas Patristic Institute
  • Dr. Alkiviadis Calivas, Professor Emeritus (Liturgics)
  • Dr. Emmanuel Clapsis, Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology
  • Dr. Joachim Cotsonis, Director of the Archbishop Iakovos Library and Learning Resource Center
  • George Dragas, Professor of Patrology & Patristics
  • Thomas FitzGerald, Professor of Church History & Historical Theology
  • Grammenos Karanos, Assistant Professor of Byzantine Music
  • Philip Mamalakis, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Director of Field Education
  • Maximos of Simonopetra, Visiting Professor of Theology
  • Dr. George C. Papadimitriou, Professor Emeritus
  • Dr. Timothy Patitsas, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
  • Dr. Lewis Patsavos, Professor Emeritus of Canon Law
  • Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew
  • Dr. James C. Skedros, Interim Dean of Holy Cross and Cantonis Professor for Byzantine Studies and Professor of Early Christianity and Byzantine History
  • Dr. Evie Zachariades-Holmberg, Professor of Classics and Ecclesiastical / Patristic Greek Language and Literature
  • Philip Zymaris, Assistant Professor of the Liturgy
Hellenic College:
  • Demetrios S. Katos, Professor of Religious Studies and Dean of Hellenic College
  • John Chirban, Professor and Chairman of the Human Development Program
  • Stamatia Dova, Professor of Classics and Modern Greek Studies
  • Ellen Lanzano, Professor of English and Chairperson of the Literature and History Program
  • Alice McIntyre, Professor and Chairperson of the Elementary Education Program
  • Aristotle Michopoulos, Professor and Chairman of the Greek Studies Department

Alumni

  • Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas) of Boston (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
  • Metropolitan Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
  • Metropolitan Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
  • Metropolitan Nicholas (Pissare) of Detroit (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
  • Metropolitan Evangelos (Kourounis) of New Jersey (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
  • Metropolitan Savas (Zembillas) of Pittsburgh (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America)
  • Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), Primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
  • Metropolitan Nikitas (Lulias) of Dardanellia, Director of the Berkeley, California-based Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
  • Bishop Dimitrios (Couchell) of Xanthos, ( Titular Bishop , Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople )
  • Bishop Andonios (Paropoulos) of Phasiane, Assistant Bishop, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
  • Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Auxiliary Bishop, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago
  • Father Demetrios Constantelos

Burials

  • Archbishop Iakovos of America
  • Metropolitan Silas (Koskinas) of Saranta Ekklesia, formerly Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of New Jersey
  • Bishop Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology - College . In: nces.ed.gov National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Alexey D. Krindatch: "American Orthodoxy" or "Orthodoxy in America"? Profiling the Next Generation of Eastern Christian Clergy in the USA . Hartford Seminary.
  3. ^ Hellenic College Wins $ 2 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment To Establish Center For Theological Study Of Vocation . Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
  4. ^ History of Holy Cross. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, November 15, 2011, archived from the original on October 10, 2012 ; accessed on June 11, 2017 .
  5. ^ Roster of Institutions . New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Alphabetical Index of Member Schools . Association of Theological Schools. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  7. ↑ Weld Family . Jamaica Plain Historical Society.
  8. ↑ Jim Fenton: Celtic's Notebook: Walton Recalls Glory Days . In: Brockton Enterprise . 

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