St. Vladimir’s Seminary Alumnus Archim. Philip Mugadizi has been called to join the ranks of the Holy Episcopate in Africa. On October 7, 2025, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, under the presidency of Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, His Holiness Theodore II, elected Archim...

Christian media outlet theDove featured Priest Peter Runyon in a discussion about the surge of interest in Orthodox Christianity and other topics. Father Peter made an appearance on theDove TV’s Focus Today with host Perry Atkinson earlier this fall. Watch the full interview below. Atkinson asked Fr. Peter about the...

St. Vladimir’s Seminary faculty member Dr. Ana Iltis is being honored with the 2026 Paul Ramsey Award for Excellence in Bioethics. The Paul Ramsey Award, named after the distinguished twentieth-century writer on bioethics, honors those who have made an outstanding contribution to the bioethics discussion and are actively engaged in...

The Very Rev. Michael Nasser joined St. Vladimir’s Seminary in the summer of 2025 to serve as the Seminary’s Spiritual Formation Director. It was a return to the place he began his seminary studies and formation in the early 1990s. Fr. Michael studied at St. Vladimir’s Seminary for two years...

Bishop-Elect Philip (Mugadizi), an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, was ordained Tuesday, November 25, to serve as Bishop of the Orthodox Diocese of Kisumu and Western Kenya. The ordination took place at the Holy Patriarchal Church of Saint Nicholas in Hamzawi, Cairo, Egypt. The Divine Liturgy and ordination rites were...

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Paul Pyrch, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Father Paul fell asleep in the Lord Tuesday, December 2, 2025, surrounded by family in Virginia Beach, VA. The Very Rev. Paul Pyrch was born...

In May of 2025, the Rev. Matthew Wiley graduated as class valedictorian from St. Vladimir’s Seminary. In the weeks following, Fr. Matthew was ordained to the priesthood and began preparing to serve as pastor of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Urbana, IL. Father Matthew offered a short reflection...

Over the summer and fall semester of 2025, two new bishops, seven new priests, and six new deacons were added to St Vladimir’s Seminary’s student body and alumni fellowship. Another was elevated in rank. We keep them all in prayer as they continue in their ministries! HOLY EPISCOPACY Bishop Vasily...

The final weeks of the Seminary’s fall semester were filled with blessings and joy, as five seminarians were ordained to holy orders. The new priests and deacons are all seminarians of the Antiochian Archdiocese. In addition, at one of the ordinations an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary was elevated in...

Two St. Vladimir’s Seminary alumni were ordained in recent weeks in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. On November 8, Dn. Geevarghese (Argey) George was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by the hands of His Grace Thomas Mar Ivanios, Bishop of the South-West American Diocese. The ordination took place at Fr...