St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is an Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-Eastern Orthodox institution associated with the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).
History
The seminary was founded in 1938. It moved to its current location in 1962. Four years later, it was accepted as an associate member of the American Association of Theological Schools, with accreditation following in 1973. In November 2021, the Board of Trustees of the seminary voted to move the campus to a yet to be determined location, citing the high cost of living in the NY metropolitan area.
Presidents
Archpriest Chad Hatfield
Deans
Bishop Macarius (Ilyinsky), 1938-1944
Archimandrite Dionysius (Diachenko), 1944-1947
Bishop John (Shahovskoy), 1947-1950
Protopresbyter Georges Florovsky, 1950-1955
Metropolitan Leontius (Turkevich), 1955-1962
Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, 1962-1983
Protopresbyter John Meyendorff, 1984-1992
Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko, 1992-2002
Archpriest John H. Erickson, 2002-2007
Archpriest John Behr, 2007-2017
Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie, 2018-Present
Academics
St. Vladimir's Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the following degrees: Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Theology (Th.M.), and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min).
St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press) St. Vladimir's Seminary Press was founded in 1962 and is the largest publisher of Orthodox Christian books in the English language.
Among their titles is the Popular Patristics Series.
References
External links
Official website
Eastern Orthodox seminaries
Seminaries and theological colleges in New York (state) Orthodox Church in America Education in Yonkers, New York Educational institutions established in 1938 Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States Eastern Orthodoxy in New York (state) 1938 establishments in New York (state) Vladimir the Great