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Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

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Type
  
Private

Postgraduates
  
123

Total enrollment
  
220 (2010)

Graduation rate
  
47.1% (2014)

Undergraduates
  
99

Established
  
1937

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
22,339 USD (2015)

Phone
  
+1 617-731-3500

Founded
  
1937

Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Affiliation
  
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

President
  
Fr. Christopher T. Metropulos

Location
  
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Address
  
50 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA 02445, USA

Notable alumni
  
Methodios Tournas, Gerasimos Michaleas, Savas (Zembillas), Demetrios, Chris McQueeny

Similar
  
Saint Vladimir's Orthodox, Boston University School of, Saint John's Seminary, Urban College of Boston, Newbury College

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Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) is an Orthodox Christian liberal arts college and seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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History

The institution was founded in 1937 as Holy Cross Theological School in Pomfret, Connecticut. In 1946, the school was moved to Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1966, Holy Cross expanded its undergraduate division into a full four-year liberal arts college named Hellenic College, which opened in 1968. Holy Cross became an accredited theological school and has become one of the most important institutions of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere.

Academics

Hellenic College offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology offers graduate programs of study leading to the degrees of Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.), and Master of Theology (Th.M.).

Accreditation

Hellenic College Holy Cross has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges since 1974. The School of Theology has also been accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada since 1974. Holy Cross is also a member of the Boston Theological Institute.

Campus

Hellenic College is located on a 59-acre (240,000 m2) campus in Brookline, Massachusetts just outside Boston, the former Weld estate. It is notable for having been the longtime practice site of the Boston Celtics.

Summer programs

  • "Crossroad" is a ten-day, vocational exploration program for Orthodox Christian high school graduates and rising seniors. Two sessions are held on the HCHC campus each summer.
  • The "Pappas Patristic Institute" is a seminar based program that focuses on readings in the Early Church Fathers. This program is geared towards undergraduate and graduate students. Bruce Beck is the director.

    • Presidents

  • 1966-1971: The Rev. Leonidas C. Contos
  • 1971-1976: Metropolitan Iakovos (Garmatis) of Chicago
  • 1976-1986: Thomas C. Lelon
  • 1987-1989: Metropolitan Silas (Koskinas) of New Jersey
  • 1989-1995: Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas) of Boston
  • 1995-1997: The Rev. Alkividias C. Calivas
  • 1997-1998: Metropolitan Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver
  • 1998-1999: Very Rev. Archimandrite Damaskinos V. Ganas
  • 2000-2015: Very Rev. Nicholas Triantafilou
  • 2015–Present: The Very Rev. Christopher T. Metropulos

    • Notable faculty

  • Georges Florovsky
  • Stanley S. Harakas
  • John Romanides
  • Theodore Stylianopoulos
  • Nomikos Michael Vaporis

    • Current faculty

    Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology:

    Hellenic College:

    Interments

  • Archbishop Iakovos of America
  • Metropolitan Silas (Koskinas) of Saranta Ekklesia, former Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of New Jersey
  • Bishop Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos

    • References

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