History of the PAOI

About the PAOI

Mission and Vision
History of the PAOI
Who is Patriarch Athenagoras?
Board of Trustees
PAOI Women’s Board

Academics

Courses
Master’s Program
Certificate Program
Graduate Theological Union

Contact

PAOI
2311 Hearst Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

Email: paoi@ses.gtu.edu
Phone: (510) 649-3450
Fax: (510) 841-6605

The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute exists to Educate, Communicate, Promote and Sustain the Traditions, Values, Teachings and Culture of Orthodox Christianity. The Institute advances a strong, effective, highly visible witness of Orthodoxy in the western United States through the Master of Arts in Orthodox Christian studies; offering academic lectures and symposia; housing a Rare Book Room and museum; publishing; sponsoring the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union; offering educational programs to the faithful of the Bay Area, and other activities.