Fr. Deacon Chryssavgis served as Personal Assistant to the Greek Orthodox Primate in Australia from 1984-1994. He co-founded St. Andrew’s Theological College in Sydney in 1985, where he was Sub-Dean and taught Patristics and Church History (1986-1995), while serving as a Lecturer in the Divinity School (1986-1990), and the School of Studies in Religion (1990-1995) at the University of Sydney. In 1995, he moved to Boston and was appointed Professor of Theology at Holy Cross School of Theology and directed the Religious Studies Program at Hellenic College until 2002. In 2001 he established the Environment Office at Hellenic College. He currently serves as theological advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch on environmental issues.
Fr. Deacon Chryssavgis received his degree in Theology from the University of Athens, a diploma in Byzantine Music from the Greek Conservatory of Music, was awarded a research scholarship to St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary, and a doctoral degree in Patristics from the University of Oxford.
Those seeking information about the SS. Cyril and Methodius Lecture (no charge but registration is required) or the Byzantine Catholic Seminary are invited to contact the seminary at 412-321-8383.
The Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis will deliver the 8th Annual SS Cyril and Methodius Lecture on Friday, May 2, 2008 at St. Paul’s Seminary in Pittsburgh, beginning at 7:00 p.m.