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Type | Seminary and theological college |
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Established | 1986 |
Founder | Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis |
Religious affiliation | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |
Academic affiliation | Sydney College of Divinity |
Dean | Archbishop Makarios of Australia |
Sub-Dean | Philip Kariatlis |
Academic staff | 19 |
Administrative staff | 3 |
Location | , , Australia 33°53′20″S 151°12′09″E / 33.8890°S 151.2025°E |
Website | sagotc |
St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College is an Eastern Orthodox Christian seminary and theological college located in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college is a member institution of the Sydney College of Divinity, a federation of theological educational institutions each operated by different Christian denominations. It is the only accredited Eastern Orthodox tertiary institution of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and its teaching and practice are administered via the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
From the college's establishment in 1986 until his death in 2019, the college's Dean was Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis. Stylianos proposed the establishment of a theological college during the fourth clergy andlaity congress in 1981. The delegates adopted his resolution for this urgent proposal and building, administrative and academic committees were formed. There was need for a theological school that would be primarily dedicated to theological study in co-operation with other theological colleges. It was hoped that a centre of theological reflection and ecumenical dialogue would be created, offering the Orthodox world-view and perspective with great scriptural commentaries, the writings of the Greek Fathers, the Orthodox liturgy, iconography and spirituality. Stylianos also lectured in systematic theology.