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St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie as President for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.
This decision follows a comprehensive international search process led by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon (OCA) as chair of the President Search Committee, in collaboration with Committee members: the Right Reverend Archimandrite Jeremy Davis, Executive Chair of the SVOTS Board of Trustees; trustees Dr Carla Thomas, Dr Ana Iltis, and the V. Rev. Dr Philip LeMasters; and faculty members Dr Peter Bouteneff and the Rev. Hieromonk Dr Vasily Permiakov. The search was informed and guided by thoughtful and thorough input from various members of the SVOTS community through a range of evaluative measures.
“I am pleased that Dr Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie has accepted the call of the Board of Trustees to serve as President of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary,” remarked His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon. “I am confident that he will bring his many talents to bear in fulfillment of the seminary’s mission of training priests, lay leaders, and scholars for the Church here in North America.”
Dr Tudorie has served the seminary with distinction as Academic Dean and Professor of Church History since 2018, making important contributions to the seminary’s academic offerings, including recruiting world-class faculty and staff colleagues: the Very Rev. Dr Bogdan Bucur, the Rev. Hieromonk Dr Vasily (Vitaly) Permiakov, Dr Michael Legaspi, Arpina Nakashian, and Zachariah Mandell; launching an Annual Academic Symposium in 2022, drawing scores of high-caliber scholars from across the world; and developing pan-Orthodox relationships, both on campus and abroad, in places like Greece, Romania, and India.
As Professor of Church history, Dr Tudorie was recognized by St Vladimir’s seminarians on behalf of the student body during the 2024 Commencement exercises with the 2024 St Macrina Award for Excellence in Teaching, an honor bestowed each year by student vote.
Most recently, Dr Tudorie stepped into greater leadership at St Vladimir’s Seminary following the retirement of former President the Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield in June 2024. As Interim President, Dr Tudorie guided the seminary through a transition period. Under his leadership, the seminary reversed the previous year’s budgetary deficit approaching $2 million, ending the first six months of the current fiscal year with a $100,000 surplus. This turnaround was noted by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) through its Focused Visitation Team (January 2025), whose report commended the Seminary for this impressive performance. The fruit of prudent control of expenses combined with renewal of donor relationships, this firm financial footing places St Vladimir’s Seminary on a new path for enhancing its mission. Dr Tudorie led this renewal while retaining his faculty and teaching duties.
