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Very Revd Fr Christophoros Krikelis graduated from St Andrew’s in 2020. On 24 October 2019, he was ordained to the diaconate and appointed as the personal secretary of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios. Upon the completion of his undergraduate degree at the end of 2019, he was also appointed chaplain of St Andrew’s, where he oversees the spiritual and ethical formation of the resident students undertaking the bachelor of theology program. On the 29 June 2020, Fr Christophoros was ordained to the holy priesthood and also conferred with the ecclesiastical title of 'Archimandrite'. On 5 October 2021, he concluded his role as the Archbishop's personal secretary and was appointed Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. He also serves as the parish priest of the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, Redfern.
Greek philosophy remains foundational to the history of ideas in the Western and Eastern traditions. It has shaped disciplines as diverse as theology, ethics, politics, science, and metaphysics. In particular, the writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the later Hellenistic and Byzantine philosophers have exercised enduring influence on Christian theology, especially in the Patristic and medieval Byzantine periods.
The Master of Greek Philosophy cultivates advanced capacity for critical engagement with the key figures, texts, and ideas of the ancient and Byzantine Greek philosophical tradition, preparing graduates to integrate these insights in further scholarly research, higher education, ministry, or other cultural and professional spheres.