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{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}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.

In November 2005MIOCS is an affiliate body of the University of Melbourne, MIOCS elected Metropolitan Archbishop [[Paul (Saliba) through its United Faculty of Australia and New Zealand|Paul Theology (SalibaUFT)]] as president for two yearsat Ormond College in Parkville, Victoria.

Students may study at an undergraduate, postgraduate or informal level. ==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 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. 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 is -sponsored lecture was reason enough to deny him an affiliate body 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, [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]]''.:Deputy President of MIOCS, 2007.:Lecturer in ''The Formative Years of the Church'' in 2008.*Sister [[httpVirginia (Hutchinson)]]://www''Superior of [[St.unimelbAnna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|St.eduAnna's Convent]], Preston, Victoria''.au/ University :Secretary and Registrar of MelbourneMIOCS.*Professor [[Trevor Batrouney]], through its [httpBA, BEd, MEd, PhD.://www''Formerly treasurer of MIOCS, 2004-05, and president of MIOCS, 2005''.uft:Visiting Lecturer in ''Immigration and the Orthodox Churches in Australia'' in 2008.unimelb*Dr Heshmat Keroloss, BA, MA, MTheol, PhD.edu:Visiting Lecturer in ''Introduction to Orthodox Spiritual Life'' and ''Orthodox Spiritual Life'' in 2008.au/ United Faculty  ===Presidents of TheologyMIOCS===*Dr [[Christos Galiotis]] , BTh ([[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (UFTSydney, Australia) at |SAGOTC]]), PhD.:President of MIOCS, 2004-05.*Professor [[Trevor Batrouney]], BA, BEd, MEd, PhD.:President of MIOCS, 2005.*His Eminence [[httpPaul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]].://www''Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese'':President of MIOCS, Nov 2005 to 2007.ormond*Rev.unimelbFr [[John D'Alton]].edu:President of MIOCS, 2008 to present.au/ Ormond College ===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 Parkville''Church Slavonic'' in 2006.*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], VictoriaPhD.: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.

Students may study at an undergraduate, postgraduate or informal level==External links==*[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/photo_gallery.php?dir=MIOCS%20Service%202006 Photo Gallery] of the 2006 Commencement Service.*[http://www.russianchurchindandenong.com.au/popProto.htm Biography of Archpriest Michael Protopopov].

==External Links=Affiliates===*[http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ University of Melbourne]*[http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/ United Faculty of Theology]*[http://www.ormond.unimelb.edu.au/ Ormond College]

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