The Very Rev. Constantine Varipatis is the parish priest of the Greek Orthodox Church of St Stylianos, Sts Peter and Paul, and St Gregory Palamas in Gymea (NSW), and is a Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Practice at St Andrew's. As one of the college's first graduates, Fr Constantine actively promotes St Andrew's to both his congregation and youth fellowship, and supports its various initiatives.
Academic Classification: Lecturer, MTh Hons (SCD, 1993), BTh (SCD, 1990), BComm (University of Queensland, 1981)
Employment Status: Sessional
Subject Area: Pastoral Theology and Practice
Parish Website: http://www.saintstylianos.org.au/
Books
Marriage and the Freedom of the Human Person: Based on the Poetry of Archbishop Stylianos of Australia. Brisbane: Australian and New Zealand Society for Theological Studies, 1995.
Chapters in Book
“Marriage and the Freedom of the Human Person.” The Greek Orthodox Youth of Australia in Dialogue, Volume 4, Melbourne, 1992.
Book Reviews in Refereed Journals
The Divine Liturgy of our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom. Sydney: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, 1996, Phromema 12 (1997): 85-86.
Conferences Attended
St Gregory of Nyssa, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium. SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 31 August – 28 September, 2011.
St Gregory the Theologian or The Theology of Poetry, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 1 September – 6 October, 2010.
St Basil the Great: History, Theology and Perennial Significance, St Andrew’s Patristic Symposium, SAGOTC Redfern, NSW; 2 September – 7 October, 2009.
National Conference of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese "Women of the Church", 2005 (Sydney).
Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, 2003 (Sydney).
NSW State Youth Conferences of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, 2002 (Sydney).
International Symposium “Theology and Aesthetics", St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, May 2002.
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