Ordination

Apr 04, 2022
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Ordination

On Saturday 2 April, College alumnus, Fr Meliton (Nicholas) Haridemos (BTh, 2021), was ordained to the holy diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas (Canberra, ACT). Deacon Meliton was born and raised in Canberra before moving to Sydney for theological studies from 2018-2020. Fr Meliton currently serves as a deacon to His Eminence.

He was tonsured a monk by His Eminence on 9 March at the Holy Monastery of St George (Yellow Rock, NSW) and given the name ‘Meliton’ in honour of Saint Meliton, one of the youngest of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (d. 320 A.D.) commemorated that same day, and in honour of both the late Metropolitan Meliton of Chalcedon (1913-1989), and His Eminence Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia (b.1951).

 

Introducing the Master of Greek Philosophy

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.

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