TSI Faculty
Bishop Anthony (Vrame) of Synada, Ph.D.
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Religious Education
About
Bishop Anthony (Anton Chris Vrame (Avramopoulos)) is currently Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press and Adjunct Associate Professor at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees from DePaul University (BA), the University of Chicago (MA), Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (MDiv), and Boston College, where he earned the Ph.D. in Religion and Education.
Educational Background
- DePaul University (BA)
- University of Chicago (MA)
- Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (MDiv)
- Boston College (PhD)
Experience
He has taught at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. He was the Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute at the Graduate Theological Union from 2002-2006. He was Director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Department of Religious Education from 2007 to 2021.
As a scholar he is the author of The Educating Icon: Teaching Wisdom and Holiness in the Orthodox Way, edited other books and published many articles and chapters in books on Orthodox Christian religious education and the history of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He is active with many scholarly organizations, the International Orthodox Theological Association, the Religious Education Association, and the Orthodox Theological Society of America.
In 2016, he was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood, given the rank of Archimandrite in 2019, and Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne in 2022. He served the parish of the Nativity-Assumption of the Theotokos in Cohasset, Massachusetts, from 2019 until his election to the episcopacy. He was elected as Bishop of Synada by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on March 22, 2024. He was ordained on April 20, 2024.