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==Priestly Vocations==
The Bachelor of Theology is the principle means of training bilingual clergy for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, and admission is limited to those who aspire to the clergyor males to actively serve within the archdiocese. Said aspirants are expected to complete a year of further study, either an honours year or a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry.
==Degree Programs==
*1986 Feb: College opens. Tuition is conducted for residential male students only. The Bachelor of Theology is a four year degree, in line with equivalent degrees in Greece.
*1990s (late): College changes structure of Bachelor of Theology degree to a three-year degree (in line with equivalent degrees in Australia) with a compulsory fourth year of honours or postgraduate work.
*20022001 Jun: St Andrew's Orthodox Press established to produce 'The Greek-Australian Vema', the newspaper of the Archdiocese, with long-term view of publishing works of the faculty.
*~2003: St Andrew's begins to offer two intensive courses every semester for all members of the public, to the achievement of a Graduate Certificate of Theology (after four subjects, the equivalent of one semester full-time study), a Graduate Diploma of Theology (after 8 subjects) and a Masters of Arts in Theological Studies (after 12 subjects).
::Missiology offered as minor.
*2004: St Andrew's School of Byzantine Music established.
*2005 May: St Andrew's Orthodox Press employs Publishing Director.
*2006: Missiology minor ceases.
==Influence==
*Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias|Seraphim (Ginis)]], BD (Hons).
:::Sub-Dean of St Andrew's
:::Full-time lecturer in Liturgical Studiesand Canon Law
*Philip Kariatlis, BA, BTh, MTh.
:::Academic secretary
*Anastasios Kalogerakis, BBus, BTh.
:::Registrar
*James Athanasou, LittB, MA, PhD, DipEd, MAPS.
:::Sessional lecturer in Christian Education
*Rev. Doru Costache, BA, PhD.
:::Sessional lecturer in Patristic Studies.
*Guy Freeland, BA (Hons), PhD, CertHist&PhilSci.
:::Sessional lecturer in Liturgical Studies (Church Symbolism and Iconography) and Hermeneutics
*Rev. Alan Galt, MA.
:::Part-time lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Practise
*Rachael Goth, BA (Hons), MTh.
:::Sessional lecturer in New Testament Greek
*Dimitri Kepreotes, BA, BTh, MTh.
:::Part-time associate lecturer in Modern Greek and Christian Education
*Gerasimos Koutsouras, BA, MA, MTh.
:::Lectures in Church History, Byzantine Musicand Modern Greek
*John Lee, BA (Hons), PhD.
:::Sessional lecturer in Advanced New Testament Greek
:::Sessional lecturer in New Testament Studies
*Ken Parry, BA (Hons), PhD.
:::Sessional lecturer in Early Church History(Early)
*Very Rev. Steven Scoutas, BD (Hons).
:::Sessional lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Practise (Priestly Formation)
*Rev. Constantine Varipatis, BComm, BTh, MTh (Hons).
:::Lectures in Pastoral Theology and Practise
*Chris Harvey, AssocDipLibPract.
:::Librarian
==External Links==
* [http://www.sagotc.orthodox.nsw.edu.au St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College] (official site)
* [http://www.scd.edu.au Sydney College of Divinity]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Australia]]
[[Category:Seminaries]]
