The Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies is housed in the Study Center on the grounds of the Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery, in Etna, California, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina, in Phyle, Attica, Greece. The publication efforts of the Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies have continued uninterrupted since its establishment in 1981, while its educational efforts were assumed by the Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary upon the latter’s establishment in 2015. See, below, photographs of the Study Center exterior, the Study Center foyer, and the Study Center library alcove.
The Most Reverend Bishop Dr. Auxentios of Etna and Portland
• A. B., Princeton University
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• Th. D., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
☞ Ruling Hierarch, Diocese of Etna and Portland
☞ Rector, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Father Dr. Akakios Hagiogrēgoritēs
• B. A., California State University, San Bernardino
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• D. Min., San Francisco Theological Seminary
☞ Abbot, Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery
☞ Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Father Dr. Patapios Hagiogrēgoritēs
• B. A., University of Cambridge
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• M. A., University of Cambridge
• M. A., The Pennsylvania State University
• M. A., University of Pittsburgh
• M. L. S., University of Pittsburgh
• Th. D., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
☞ Dean, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Co-Director of Curriculum, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
† The Most Reverend Metropolitan Dr. Chrysostomos of Etna (1943–2019)
• B. A., University of California, Riverside
• B. A., California State University, San Bernardino
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• M. A., University of California, Davis
• M. A., Princeton University
• Ph. D., Princeton University
☞ Hierarch Emeritus, Metropolis of Etna
☞ Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
The Reverend Presbyter Father Dr. Gregory Telepneff
• B. A., Yale University
• M. A., New Brunswick Theological Seminary
• M. Div., Saint Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary
• Th. D., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
☞ Adjunct Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
Schemamonk Father Chrysostomos Hagiogrēgoritēs
• Dip. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• M. T. S., Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
• D. Min. candidate, San Francisco Theological Seminary
☞ Treasurer, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Lecturer, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
The Very Reverend Archimandrite Father Gregory Hagiogrēgoritēs
• A. A., Long Beach City College
• Dip. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• M. T. S., Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
• D. Min. candidate, San Francisco Theological Seminary
☞ Director of Spiritual Life, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Lecturer, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
The Very Reverend Protopresbyter Father George Mavromatis
• A. B., Saint Louis University
• M. Div., Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
☞ Serving Priest, Convent of Saint Elizabeth the Grand Duchess of Russia
☞ Chaplain, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Lecturer, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
† The Very Reverend Protopresbyter Father Dr. James Paul Thornton (1941–2024)
• A. A., Golden West College
• Dip. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• D. Min., San Francisco Theological Seminary
☞ Retired Clergyman, Diocese of Etna and Portland
Dr. John N. Caminis
• B. Sc., Concordia University
• M. Cert. P. M., George Washington University School of Business
• M. D., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
☞ Patient Safety, Gilead Sciences
† Schemamonk Dr. Constantine Hagioantonitēs (1918–2011)
• A. B., Harvard University
• Lic. Theol. (honoris causa), Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• Ph. D., Harvard University
☞ President, Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
The Very Reverend Abbess Mother Dr. Elizabeth Hagielisavetissa
• B. A., Ashland University
• Lic. Theol., Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• D. Min., San Francisco Theological Seminary
☞ Abbess, Convent of Saint Elizabeth the Grand Duchess of Russia
† Mr. John Reese Franklin, Sr. (1943–2023)
• B. A., University of Georgia
• M. A. B. S., Reformed Theological Seminary
• J. D., Mercer University School of Law
☞ Retired Assistant United States Attorney, Offices of the United States Attorneys
Dr. Augustin Ioan
• B. A., Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism
• Lic. Theol. (honoris causa), Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies
• M. S. Arch., University of Cincinnati
• M. A., Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism
• Ph. D., Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism
• Ph. D., University of Bucharest
☞ Professor, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning
The Reverend Presbyter Father Dr. Jiří Ján
• M. A., Charles University
• Dr. Theol., Charles University
☞ Rector, Saints Cyprian and Justina Orthodox Church
☞ Director of Faculty Development, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Co-Director of Curriculum, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
☞ Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
† Dr. Nikolai Evgenievich Khokhlov (1922–2007)
• M. A., Duke University
• Ph. D., Duke University
☞ Professor Emeritus, California State University, San Bernardino
† Dr. Dimitri Kitsikis (1935–2021)
• B. A., Sorbonne University
• Ph. D., Sorbonne University
☞ Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa
☞ Fellow, The Royal Society of Canada
Dr. George T. Kosar
• B. A., University of Virginia
• M. A., Boston College
• Ph. D., Brandeis University
☞ Associate Vice President of Development, The Everglades Foundation
† The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kyprianos I of Oropos and Phyle (1935–2013)
• Dr. Theol. (honoris causa), Orthodox Theological Academy of Saint Martin of Dume
☞ Hierarch, Metropolis of Oropos and Phyle
Dr. Ernest Hargreaves Latham, Jr.
• B. A., Dartmouth College
• M. A., Roosevelt University
• Ph. D., University of Bucharest
☞ Adjunct Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
† Reader Dr. Jeremias Lee Norman (1936–2012)
• B. A., University of California, Berkeley
• M. A., University of California, Berkeley
• Ph. D., University of California, Berkeley
☞ Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
Dr. John C. B. Petropoulos
• A. B., Harvard University
• Dr. Phil., University of Oxford
☞ Director Emeritus, Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece
☞ Professor Emeritus, Democritus University of Thrace
☞ Adjunct Professor, Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
† Dr. John Efstratios Rexine (1929–1993)
• A. B., Harvard University
• A. M., Harvard University
• Ph. D., Harvard University
☞ Professor Emeritus, Colgate University
Dr. Deborah Sirko-Osadsa
• Ph. D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
☞ Copy Editor, Saint Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Quarterly
Dr. Catherine Brown Tkacz
• B. A., University of Iowa
• M. A., University of Iowa
• M. M. S., University of Notre Dame du Lac
• Ph. D., University of Notre Dame du Lac
☞ Professor, Ukrainian Catholic University
† Dr. Eugene Alexeivich Zavarin (1924–2012)
• Ph. D., University of California, Berkeley
☞ Professor Emeritus, Forest Products Laboratory
Mr. Daniel F. Lula, Esq.
• B. A., Yale University
• J. D., Harvard Law School
☞ Partner, Rimon Law