Thomas John Hopko was an Eastern Orthodox Christian priest and theologian.
15 Facts About Thomas Hopko
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Thomas Hopko was the Dean of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary from September 1992 until July 1,2002 and taught dogmatic theology there from 1968 until 2002.
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Thomas Hopko was born in Endicott, New York of Rusyn descent.
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Thomas Hopko's ancestors are linked to the Rusyn village of Naviczke near the city of Uzhorod.
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Thomas Hopko was baptized and raised in St Mary's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek-Catholic Church, Endicott.
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Thomas Hopko later completed a master's degree in philosophy at Duquesne University in 1968 and a Ph.
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At St Vladimir's Seminary, Hopko studied with such renowned Orthodox theologians as Fr.
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Thomas Hopko was ordained to the priesthood in 1963 and served several parishes in the states of Ohio and New York.
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Thomas Hopko was elevated to the rank of archpriest in 1970 and, upon his election as dean, to the rank of protopresbyter.
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Thomas Hopko was an Orthodox Christian lecturer and speaker, known both in Orthodox and ecumenical circles.
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Thomas Hopko served as a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and as a delegate from the Orthodox Church in America to the Assemblies of WCC in Uppsala, Sweden, and Nairobi, Kenya.
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Thomas Hopko was President of the Orthodox Theological Society in America.
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Thomas Hopko has written about the ordination of women and the reasons for its rejection in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Thomas Hopko died of complications from congestive heart failure due to amyloidosis on March 18,2015, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Wexford, Pennsylvania.
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Thomas Hopko was survived by his wife and five children.