St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is an Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-Eastern Orthodox institution associated with the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). History The seminary was founded in 1938. It moved to its current location in 1962. Four years later, it was accepted as an associate member in the American Association of Theological Schools with accreditation following in 1973. Presidents Archpriest Chad Hatfield Deans Bishop Macarius (Ilyinsky), 1938 - 1944 Archimandrite Dionysius (Diachenko), 1944 - 1947 Bishop John (Shahovskoy), 1947 - 1950 Protopresbyter Georges Florovsky, 1950 - 1955 Metropolitan Leontius (Turkevich), 1955 - 1962 Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, 1962 - 1983 Protopresbyter John Meyendorff, 1984 - 1992 Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko, 1992 - 2002 Archpriest John H. Erickson, 2002 - 2007 Archpriest John Behr, 2007 - 2017 (Last dean under previous governance structure) Ionut-Alexandru Tudorie, 2018 - Present (First academic dean under new governance structure) Academics St. Vladimir's Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the following degrees: Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Theology (Th.M.), and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min). St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press) St. Vladimir's Seminary Press was founded in 1962 and is the largest publisher of Orthodox Christian books in the English language. Among their titles is their Popular Patristics Series. References External links Official website Eastern Orthodox seminaries Seminaries and theological colleges in New York (state) Orthodox Church in America Education in Yonkers, New York Educational institutions established in 1938 Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States Eastern Orthodoxy in New York (state) 1938 establishments in New York (state) Vladimir the Great