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Very Revd Father Anastasios Bozikis

Associate Lecturer in Church History

Very Revd Father Anastasios Bozikis [Faculty & Staff > Full Time Faculty > Very Revd Father Anastasios Bozikis]

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce (The University of Queensland)

  • Bachelor of Theology (Sydney College of Divinity)

  • Master of Theology (University of Sydney)

Employment Status

  • Full-time

Subject Area

  • Church History

Father Anastasios Bozikis lectures in Church History at St Andrew's. He graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland and moved to Sydney the following year to study Theology at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College where, in 1995, he graduated with a Bachelor of Theology. He received the degree of Master of Theology with Merit from the University in Sydney in 1997 while teaching Religion and other subjects at St. Spyridon College High School, Maroubra (1994-1999).

In January 1998, Father Anastasios was ordained a Deacon by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and, subsequently, a Priest in February 1999. He served the Parish-Communities of St Euphemia, Bankstown (1999-2002) and the Resurrection of Christ, Kogarah (2002-2003) in the following years. Between 1997 and 2001 Father Anastasios also lectured in Patristics at St Andrew's. The Archbishop nominated him to represent the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as part of the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the General Assembly of the World Council of Churches held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in December 1998. He later represented the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches in Australia from 1999-2003.

From 2004-2017 he ministered at the Parish-Community of Saint George in South Brisbane. Beyond his pastoral duties Father Anastasios served as a Chaplain to The University of Queensland and a member of the Executive Committee of Queensland Churches Together (QCT). In 2008-2009 he completed a term as President of QCT. Between 2011 and 2016 he lectured in Early Church History at St Francis' Anglican Theological College, Milton, as an Adjunct Lecturer of the School of Theology, Charles Sturt University. Father Anastasios served as the Assistant Priest at St Michael's Greek Orthodox Church, Crow's Nest, Sydney (2018-2020) and is currently the Parish Priest of St Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Wollongong.

Bibliography

Chapters in Books

  • "The Greek Orthodox Church in Australia," (with Mario Baghos and Chris Baghos) in A Short History of the Orthodox Church in Australia, ed. Christine Chaillot (Zurich: LIT Verlag, 2022), 23-69.

  • "Archbishop Stylianos of Australia: Father and Teacher," in Archbishop Stylianos: Pastor, Theologian, Poet, eds. V. Adrahtas, M. Baghos and P. Kariatlis (Sydney: St Andrew's Orthodox Press, 2020), 103-108.

  • "Dancing the Trinity: A Patristic Perspective Today," in God Down Under: Theology in the Antipodes, ed. W.W.H. Lamb & I. Barns (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2003), 3-15.

Book Reviews

  • Makarios, Archbishop of Australia, "Lord and Master of my Life...," trans. Anna Dimitriou and Angeliki Georgiou. Sydney: St Andrew's Orthodox Press, 2020. ISBN (13) 978-0-646-81684-5 (pbk.), pp. 130 in Phronema 35 no. 2 (2020): 123-28.

  • Elizabeth Theokritoff. "Living in God's Creation: Orthodox Perspectives on Ecology." Crestwood, New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-88141-338-0, pp. 266 in Phronema 26 no. 1 (2011): 55-58.

Conference Papers

  • '"Not with the Jews": The Case for an Uncommon Date of Easter". Fifth Theology Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 23 August 2025.

  • 'Establishing "Christ's Greece": The Gospel of Pietism and the Re-conversion of a Nation'. Fourth Theology Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 18 August 2023.

  • 'The Trinitarian Basis of the World Council of Churches and its Implications for the Orthodox Ecumenical Endeavour'. Second Theology Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 1 September, 2017.

  • 'Luther at 500: An Orthodox Perspective'. Ecumenical Roundtable 3. Centre for Ecumenical Studies, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture: Barton, ACT 29 May 2017.

Conferences Attended

  • Nicaea at 1700: A Council for the Ages? Fifth Theology Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 22-23 August 2025.

  • For the Life of the World: The Church's Missional Identity and Witness Today. Fourth Theology Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 18-19 August 2023.

  • St Maximus the Confessor within 7th Century Christianity: Theology and History. Ninth Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 2-3 September 2022.

  • The Importance of Christology in the 21

    st

    Century. Third Theology Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 20-21 September 2019.

  • St Irenaeus of Lyons: History, Theology & Significance of the Apologists. Eighth Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW 24-25 August 2018.

Occasional Lectures

  • 'Living as a Christian in the Early Church.' The Nest Youth Fellowship. Crows Nest, NSW 1 September 2025.

  • 'One Body, Many Members: Ministry and Service in the Early Church.' Diakonia Day Retreat - Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Parish. Liverpool, NSW 30 August 2025.

  • 'The Historical Context of Nicaea.' Celebrating Nicaea Day Seminar. Parramatta, NSW 2 August 2025.

  • 'Ministry in the Orthodox Church - Called to Serve.' The Nest Youth Fellowship. Crows Nest, NSW 23 June 2025.

  • 'Better the Turkish Turban than the Papal Tiara - The Fall of Constantinople and the Preservation of Orthodoxy.' SOFIA Orthodox Fellowship. University of Sydney. 29 May 2025.

Occupational Record and Ministry: Pastoral Ministry

  • 1998 Ordained to the Diaconate – 4th January 1998

  • 1999 Ordained to the Priesthood – 28th February 1999

  • 1999-2002 Assistant Priest St Euphemia Greek Orthodox Church, Bankstown, Sydney Greek Orthodox Chaplain, Macquarie University

  • 2002-2003 Assistant Priest Resurrection of Christ Greek Orthodox Church, Kogarah, Sydney

  • 2004- 2017 Assistant Priest

Occupational Record and Ministry: Teaching Ministry

  • 1994-1999 Secondary Teacher St Spyridon College High School

  • 1997-2001 Lecturer in Patristics St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College (SCD)

  • 2011-2016 Adjunct Lecturer in Church History St Francis Theological College, Milton (Anglican) School of Theology, Charles Sturt University

  • 2017 Associate Lecturer (part-time) in Theology and Early Church History St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney College of Divinity)

  • 2018 - Associate Lecturer in Church History (full-time) St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney College of Divinity)