Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute

Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
TypeSeminary
AffiliationEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Location
Berkeley
,
California
,
United States
Websitewww.orthodoxinstitute.org

The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI) is a member of the Graduate Theological Union,[1] an ecumenical and interfaith consortium of nine independent seminaries and ten affiliated centers based in Berkeley, California. The institute is a unique, independent, not-for-profit teaching and research institution.[2] The PAOI exists to educate, communicate, promote and sustain the traditions, values, teachings and culture of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.[3] It is the only independent and permanently endowed Orthodox educational center with a physical presence at a North American university.[4]

The PAOI is chartered by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey,[5] and is named in honor of Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.

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  2. ^ "Evolving Visions of the Orthodox Priesthood in America" (PDF). hartfordinstitute.org. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  3. ^ "Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute | Belief, Religion, Christian, Orthodox - FindtoFund.com". findtofund.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  4. ^ "PAOI website, accessed October 21, 2012". Orthodoxinstitute.org. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  5. ^ "Patriarchal Institutions Around the World | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople". Patriarchate.org. Retrieved 2012-10-22.