Meet our Faculty
Fr. Michel Najim
PhD. AHOS President (Patristics and PhD)
Fr. Fadi Rabbat
PhD, AHOS Dean (Pastoral Theology, Spanish Language, and PhD)
Elias Boulos
DMin, PhD-ABD,AHOS Director of Residency (Pastoral Care, Church Administration, and MDiv Practicum)
Dn. Emmanuel Gergis
PhD, AHOS Vice-President (Dogmatics and Oriental Orthodoxy)
Fr. Patrick Viscuso
PhD (Canon Law and Masters/PhD Thesis Director )
Fr. Ted Pulcini
PhD, DMin (Praxis/Projects Director)
The Most Rev. Hierotheos Vlachos
(Dogmatics)
Fr. Ananias Hakimeh
(Byzantine Chant)
Fr. Thomas Soroka
(Russian Chant)
Kh. Bonnie Gillis
MA (Iconography)
Fr. John Fenton
MDiv (Western Rite)
Fr. Nicholas Alford
DMin (Western Rite)
Dr. Monica Burnett
PhD (Western Rite)
Fr. Joseph Purpura
DMin (Youth Ministry)
Fr. Kamal Al-Rahil
DMin (Youth Ministry)
Dr. Mary Ghattas
(Church History and Oriental Studies)
Fr. Damaskinos Issa
PhD (Liturgics and Teleliturgics)
Fr. Patrick O’Grady
PhD (Liturgical Theology)
Fr. Isaiah Gillette
DMin (Pastoral Care)
Dr. Maggie Hock
PhD (Pastoral Care and Psychological Therapy)
Fr. Joseph Antypas
DMin (Dogmatics)
Dr. Michael Wingert
PhD (Old Testament Hebrew)
Fr. Gabriel Nassif
PhD (Biblical Studies and Orthodox-Protestant Dialogue)
Dr. Georgios Panagopoulos
(The Cappadocian Theology and its impact on the Dogmatic Teaching of Georges Florovsky and John Romanides)
Fr. Boulos Moussa
(Arabic Language Classes)
Dr. Ioannis Ladas
PhD (Bioethics)
*The AHOS faculty profiles are currently being updated, and links to more information on each faculty member will be available soon.Â
Fr. Michel Najim, PhD (Patristics and AHOS President)Â
Fr. Fadi Rabbat, PhD (Pastoral Theology, Spanish Language and AHOS Dean)
Fr. Elias Boulos, DMin, PhD-ABD (Pastoral Care, Church Administration, MDiv Practicum, and AHOS Director of Residency )
Dn. Emmanuel Gergis, PhD (Dogmatics, Oriental Orthodoxy, and AHOS Vice-President)
Fr. Patrick Viscuso, PhD (Canon Law and Masters/PhD Thesis Director )
Fr. Ted Pulcini, PhD, DMin (Praxis/Projects Director)
The Most Rev. Hierotheos Vlachos (Dogmatics)Â
Fr. Ananias Hakimeh (Byzantine Chant)
Fr. Thomas Soroka (Russian Chant)
Kh. Bonnie Gillis, MA (Iconography)
Fr. John Fenton, MDiv (Western Rite)
Fr. Nicholas Alford, DMin (Western Rite)
Dr. Monica Burnett, PhD (Western Rite)Â
Fr. Joseph Purpura, DMin (Youth Ministry)
Fr. Kamal Al-Rahil, DMin (Youth Ministry)
Dr. Mary Ghattas, (Church History and Oriental Studies)
Fr. Damaskinos Issa, PhD (Liturgics and Teleliturgics)
Fr. Patrick O’Grady, PhD (Liturgical Theology)
Fr. Isaiah Gillette, DMin (Pastoral Care)
Dr. Maggie Hock, PhD (Pastoral Care and Psychological Therapy)
Fr. Joseph Antypas, DMin (Dogmatics)
Dr. Michael Wingert, PhD (Old Testament Hebrew)
Fr. Gabriel Nassif, PhD (Biblical Studies and Orthodox-Protestant Dialogue)
Dr. Georgios Panagopoulos (The Cappadocian Theology and its impact on the Dogmatic Teaching of Georges Florovsky and John Romanides)
Fr. Boulos Moussa (Arabic Language Classes)
Dr. Ioannis Ladas, PhD (Bioethics)