May God grant many blessed years to the St Vladimir's Seminary alumni and students who were recently ordained! Axios!
HOLY PRIESTHOOD
Priest Nicholas Fine
(3rd-Year Seminarian, M.Div. Program)
Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA)
Holy Diaconate: Ordained 12SEPT21 by His Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph at St Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, NY
Holy Priesthood: Ordained 25SEPT22 by His Grace, Bishop John (Abdalah) at St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Bridgeport, CT
Current Ministry: Virgin Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Yonkers, NY
Educational and Professional Background: B.A. in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University, Portland, OR
Priest Basil Puthukkunnathu Mathai
(M.Div., ‘20)
Jurisdiction: Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America
Holy Diaconate: Ordained 19MARCH22 by the hand of His Eminence, Mor Titus Yeldho at St Ephrem Cathedral, Malankara Archdiocesan Headquarters, Old Tappan, NJ
Holy Priesthood: Ordained 8OCT22 by His Eminence, Mor Titus Yeldho at St Ephrem Cathedral, Malankara Archdiocesan Headquarters, Old Tappan, NJ
Current Ministry: Serves at St Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church of White Plains, NY (Bronxville, NY); MGSOSA Northeast regional clergy advisor
Educational and Professional Background: B.A. in history & international affairs from the University of Georgia; M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Boston College; currently teaches history at a high school in Newark, NJ
Priest Anthony (Gaelan) Gilbert
(M.Div., ‘20)
Jurisdiction: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA)
Holy Diaconate: Ordained 24OCT21 by His Grace, Bishop Basil at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral, Wichita, KS
Holy Priesthood: Ordained 16OCT22 by His Grace, Bishop Basil at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral, Wichita, KS
Current Ministry: St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY
Educational and Professional Background: Adjunct professor of literature and history at Hellenic College-Holy Cross, Brookline, MA; department chair and associate professor of arts and humanities at the University of Saint Katherine, San Marcos, CA; headmaster at Christ the Savior Academy in Wichita, KS; Ph.D. in English and medieval literature and culture from the University of Victoria; M.A. in English language and literature from San Diego State University
HOLY DIACONATE
Deacon Geevarghese (Renish) Abraham
(2nd-Year Seminarian, M.Div. Program)
Jurisdiction: Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC)
Holy Diaconate: Ordained 20AUG22 by His Grace, Youhanon Mar Demetrios at Ss Peter and Paul’s Orthodox Church, Parumala, Kerala, India
Educational and Professional Background: Assistant professor of English at St Stephen's College, University of Delhi (on sabbatical); Ph.D. in English studies and M.A. in English literature from the University of Delhi; B.A. in English language and literature from Catholicate College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
