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{{orthodoxyinaustralasiaorthodoxyinaustralia}}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. The first subjects were offered in 2004. The [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]] has had a large role in establishing and coordinating MIOCS, particularly through [[St. Anna Convent (Preston, Australia)|St. Anna's Convent]], and does so with the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] Dean of Victoria, Archpriest Michael Protopopov, and the priest of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] parish in Melbourne, Fr Igor Filianovsky.
MIOCS is an affiliate body of the University of Melbourne, through its United Faculty of Theology (UFT) at 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-sponsored lecture was reason enough to deny him an audience at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College.
==Faculty and Current Lecturers==
*Metropolitan Archbishop Paul (Saliba) 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. Elected for a two year term :Lecturer in November 2005, taking over from Professor Trevor Batrouney''The Formative Years of the Church'' in 2008.*Sister [[Virginia (Hutchinson)]], :''Superior of [[St. Anna Convent (Preston, Victoria)|St. Anna's Convent]], Preston, Victoria''. :Secretary and Registrar of MIOCS. Convenor *Professor [[Trevor Batrouney]], BA, BEd, MEd, PhD.:''Formerly treasurer of MIOCS, 2004-05, and president of MIOCS, 2005''Orthodox Spiritual Life.:Visiting Lecturer in '' Immigration and ''The Biblical Roots of the Doctrine of TheosisOrthodox Churches in Australia'' in 20062008.*Archpriest Michael ProtopopovDr Heshmat Keroloss, BA, [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|ROCOR]] Dean of VictoriaMA, TasmaniaMTheol, South Australia and Western AustraliaPhD. :Visiting Lecturer in ''Introduction to Orthodox ChristianitySpiritual Life'' and ''Early Church HistoryOrthodox Spiritual Life'' in 20062008. ===Presidents of MIOCS===*Archbishop Dr [[Christos Galiotis]], BTh ([[Hilarion St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (KapralSydney, Australia) of Sydney|Hilarion SAGOTC]]), PhD.:President of SydneyMIOCS, 2004-05.*Professor [[Trevor Batrouney]], BA, BEd, MEd, PhD. Visiting Lecturer in ''Church Slavonic'' in 2006:President of MIOCS, 2005.*Dr Heshmat KerolossHis Eminence [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand]]. Visiting Lecturer in :''Metropolitan Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, Antiochian Orthodox Spiritual LifeArchdiocese'' in 2006:President of MIOCS, Nov 2005 to 2007.*Rev. Fr Jovan Takovski[[John D'Alton]]. Visiting Lecturer in ''The Biblical Roots :President of the Doctrine of Theosis'' in 2006MIOCS, 2008 to present.
===Past Faculty and Lecturerslecturers===*Dr Christos Galiotis, BTh (His Grace [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney, Australia)|SAGOTCHilarion of Sydney]]), PhD. Former president of MIOCS, 2004-05.*Professor Trevor Batrouney. Former treasurer :''Archbishop of MIOCSAustralia and New Zealand, 2004-05; president ROCOR Diocese of MIOCS, 2005Australia and New Zealand'':Visiting Lecturer in ''Church Slavonic'' in 2006.*Archimandrite [[Themistocles (Adamopoulo)]], PhD. :Former Lecturer.*Rev. Fr Igor Filianovsky, Priest :Former Lecturer.*Rev. Fr Jovan Takovski.:Visiting Lecturer in ''The Biblical Roots of the Holy Trinity Church ([[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|Moscow Patriarchate]]), Melbourne. Former LecturerDoctrine of Theosis'' in 2006.
==External Linkslinks==*[http://www.australianorthodoxmiocs.org.au/news_item.php?newsItem=19 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].
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