Kyiv Theological Academy is a center for the defense of Orthodoxy. Kyiv Theological Academy Kyiv Theological Seminary correspondence department

About the history of the emergence of the KDA - Archimandrite Sylvester Stoichev,senior assistant to the rector of the KDA for educational and methodological work, to the 400th anniversary of Kyiv theological schools.

Kiev-Brotherly Monastery and Kyiv Theological Academy

This year the Kiev Theological Academy, or rather the Kyiv Theological Schools, celebrates 400 years since its foundation. Who initiated its emergence?

It was 400 years ago that the Kiev Theological School appeared, which introduced the systematic teaching of theological sciences. First of all, this was the result of the activities of St. Peter's Mogila. Yes, there are other well-known theological schools, but they all arose later than the KDA and were organized on the model of the Kyiv Theological Academy (at that time - the “Kiev-Mohyla Collegium”; our theological school changed its name several times).

Drawing of St. Peter the Mogila. Perhaps a project for the building of the Kyiv Collegium. 1630s

As you know, personnel decides everything, and, of course, in order to open any school, especially a theological one, educated people are needed.

At that time, Ukraine was under the strong influence of powers of other religions; as a result, Orthodox education in the country was not very developed. The very decision on the need to open a theological school, a center for spiritual education and enlightenment was extremely important. The theological school produced specialists who, thanks to the knowledge gained, could open other theological schools in the image of their alma mater. Many graduates of the Kiev-Mohyla College became educators, first teachers, and organizers of systematic theological education in other parts of the Orthodox world. First of all, in the same Moscow, where a huge number of famous theologians, educators, “bookish people,” as it was customary to say then, were graduates of the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College or their students.

Kyiv Metropolitan Peter Mohyla

- What tasks did spiritual education face?

Spiritual education helps solve problems that have eternally faced the Church. The first task is to instruct those who have already believed in the faith, and the second is to conduct missionary activities outside the Church, working with those who doubt or criticize the Orthodox Church. In order to carry out these tasks, serious theological education and training is necessary. The absence of these had a bad effect on the position of Orthodoxy and the Orthodox Christians in Ukraine at that time. Representatives of other faiths were well educated and trained, especially in the field of polemics. And therefore, it was necessary not only to have theological knowledge, but also to be able to present this knowledge, to be able to prove the correctness and correctness of Orthodoxy. So the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College is not only a center of education, but also a center for the defense of the Orthodox faith. It seems to me that the second task is even more important than the first.

Of course, sometimes there are critical reviews about the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College and its founder, Metropolitan Peter Mohyla of Kiev. But, as shown in many studies, these critical reviews (even if they are not unfounded) do not detract from the positive work that Metropolitan Peter did for the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, for the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College in particular, and in general for our entire Church.

The main building of the Kiev-Mohyla Collegium in the 17th century

- Please tell us about the connection between Kyiv theological schools and foreign theological educational institutions.

Historically, the Kiev Theological Academy has always maintained contact with foreign educational institutions. Many KDA teachers received their education in the West. There was such a tendency at that time - to receive education abroad, sometimes in Catholic educational institutions, but to return back and use the acquired knowledge to defend Orthodoxy. Therefore, there was a connection in the form of acquaintance with the traditions and educational trends of the best universities in Europe.

In addition, as already mentioned, many graduates of the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College labored sometimes as founders, sometimes as prominent figures in other theological schools. And these are also connections. We can say that the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College created a whole family of theological schools, a family of people who came from it.

Students of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy. Fragment of an engraving. 1739

At a certain stage in its history, the Kiev Theological Academy itself became a center of education for foreign students. And above all - for students from Orthodox countries that were under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. During the 19th-20th centuries, many Serbs, Bulgarians, Romanians, and Arabs studied at the Kyiv Theological Academy. There were even a few Japanese. In this regard, our Church, through the CDA, helped other Orthodox peoples to preserve the level of education from decline and maintain a decent level of pastoral service. When, in new historical conditions, the opportunity arose to create national theological schools, it was the graduates of the KDA who took up this task.

One of the halls of the Church and Archaeological Museum. 1910s

Traditionally, the Kiev Theological Academy had scientific connections with many research centers. Many students traveled to Europe to work in libraries and listen to lectures by famous professors. Thank God, today this tradition is being revived. Over the past 7 years, KDA has signed cooperation agreements with educational institutions in Serbia, Italy, Switzerland, and Romania. It is planned to sign such agreements in Slovakia, Poland, and the USA. It’s even difficult now to immediately list all those universities with which KDA has signed a similar agreement.

The front facade of the new educational building of the Kyiv Theological Academy. Photos from the early 20th century

- Are there foreign students studying at the Academy today?

And now many people want to study at KDA. We have students from Serbia, a Greek clergyman, and there were students from Poland. I hope that the number of foreign students will increase; this is necessary to maintain educational and spiritual connections with other Orthodox local Churches.

Kyiv Theological Seminary and Academy. Modern look

- Can we say that the level of the Academy is no lower, and one might even say, even head and shoulders above a secular university?

I am absolutely sure of this for the simple reason that we require and teach disciplines that are mandatory for the humanities. These are languages, philosophy, history of philosophy, and logic. Our master's program includes subjects that deeply study various philosophical movements. There are subjects related to the study of languages. We study English, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Hebrew. Also - theological subjects, which are a priority for us. Therefore, a student at our educational institution has the opportunity to receive a good humanitarian education in the field of languages ​​and general subjects such as history and the history of philosophy, as well as master theological disciplines.

Russian Orthodox Church.

Ob-ra-zo-va-on 28.09 (10.10). 1819 in connection with the re-or-ga-ni-za-tsi of the spirit in the Russian Empire on the basis of the Kiev Spiritual Se-mi-na-ria (until 1817 the Kiev-Mo-Gilyanskaya aka-de-miya). In 1819-1869 - the center of the Kyiv spiritual and educational district, which included 17 dioceses. Initially, the staff consisted of a rector (with the rank of archimandrite), 6 professors and other teachers. In 1917, 20 professors, 16 associate professors, and 2 lecturers taught at KDA.

The course of study lasted 4 years. Throughout, the Holy Scriptures were studied, as well as classical (Latin, Greek and Hebrew) and modern (German or French) languages. Among the subjects studied in the first two years were philosophy, literature, general and Russian history. The senior courses taught theology, church history, church literature, geography and other subjects. Every year from 30 to 75 people graduated from KDA (in 1823 - 39 people, in 1867 - 53, in 1884 - 74, in 1889 - 40, in 1905 - 48 people). The Academy primarily trained teachers for theological seminaries.

In the 1830s, theology and philosophy at the KDA began to be taught not in Latin, but in Russian. The level of teaching dogmatic theology was high [archimandrite (since 1885 bishop) Sylvester (Malevansky) introduced a historical approach in his presentation], literature and go-mi-le-ti-ki (Ya. K. Amphiteatrov, priest N. S. Grossu ), as well as items directly related to pastoral activities [archimandrite (since 1858 bishop, since 1867 archbishop) Anthony (Amphiteatrov), V.F. Pevnitsky, etc.]. M. N. Ska-bal-la-no-vich and A. A. Dmit-ri-ev-sky worked in the field of liturgical theology.

A special role belonged to the philosophical school of the KDA. Its founder is considered to be Professor I.M. Skvortsov (1795-1863), who taught the history of philosophy, logic, psychology, metaphysics and moral philosophy. His successor was Archimandrite Theophan (Avsenev), an adherent of classical German idealism, who already took monastic vows as a professor. P. D. Yurkevich is considered their best student. Students of the KDA philosophical school also included professor of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy V. N. Karpov, known for his translations of Plato, O. M. Novitsky, who was the first to teach the history of ancient philosophy in Russian, S. S. Gogotsky, M. M. Tro-its-ky.

The foundation for the development of historical science at KDA was laid by Metropolitan Evgeniy (Bolkhovitinov), who encouraged the study of antiquities among students and established a prize for the best historical essay in 1827. The first head of the department of church history in 1841-1842 was Macarius (Bulgakov); later it was occupied by: I. I. Malyshevsky, F. G. Lebedintsev, F. A. Ternovsky, N. I. Petrov, S. T. Golubev, F. I. Titov. Representatives of the historical science of the KDA paid special attention to the study of the history of the Kyiv Metropolis of the late 16th-18th centuries, publishing a corpus of documents on this topic.

The Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary is the central spiritual educational institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. For many centuries, the teaching staff of Kyiv theological schools has been educating future pastors and theologians of the Church of Christ.

Results of the 2006-2007 academic year

In the 2006-2007 academic year, on May 27, the day of the Holy Trinity, the XII graduation of the academy and the XVI graduation of the seminary took place. In the assembly hall of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, results were summed up on the state of theological schools for the past academic year. Based on the results of final exams, 23 people graduated from the Kyiv Theological Academy. Of these, 18 were awarded the degree of candidate of theology, two defended their dissertations, and three received certificates of completion. There were 8 graduates in the priesthood (3 deacons and 5 priests).

40 graduates received a diploma of graduation from the Kyiv Theological Seminary. Among them, 6 students in all academic disciplines were rated “excellent” (“5”), 23 graduates graduated with 1st category, 8 with 2nd category, 3 with no rank. Among the graduates of the seminary there was 1 deacon in the priesthood.

As for the correspondence sector, as of May 23, 2007, 175 graduates received diplomas of completion of the Kyiv Theological Seminary in the correspondence department.

The total number of pupils of KDS correspondence courses is 769 people, KDA - 854 people, which in total is 1623 pupils and students.

During the 2006-2007 academic year, within the walls of the Kyiv Theological Academy, applicants defended 1 master's thesis and 60 candidate's theses. The number of defended theses is 148.

Over the 18 years of its existence after its revival, 4 doctors of theology, 3 masters, 296 candidates, 839 graduates with diploma theses defended themselves within the walls of KDAiS. During this period, 1,476 people graduated from the Theological Academy and 4,071 from the Theological Seminary.

Into the new academic year - with reforms

By the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on May 31, 2007, Bishop Anthony (Pakanich) of Borispol, vicar of the Kyiv Metropolis, was appointed rector of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary.

In pursuance of the blessing of the Holy Synod of January 24, 2007 regarding the reform of religious education in KDAiS, the new 2007-2008 academic year began with some changes. In particular, the following subjects were introduced into the curriculum: English (1st grade of the seminary), pastoral psychiatry (4th grade of the seminary). Starting from the new academic year, pupils and students have the opportunity to optionally study the Modern Greek language.

To more effectively implement the planned reform of theological education, the number of teaching staff in Kyiv theological schools was increased by a third. Currently, 54 teachers are raising the level of theological education in the capital’s theological educational institution through joint efforts. Former graduates of the Kyiv and Moscow Theological Academies, the University of Patras (Greece), the St. Sergius Theological Institute in Paris, the Higher Practical School at the Sorbonne, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and other higher educational institutions were invited to replenish the teaching staff. To teach subjects bordering on secular sciences, teachers from other higher educational institutions have been invited to Kyiv theological schools.

Today, the library of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary is equipped with modern computers and other necessary equipment. Active preparation of a computer class with Internet access is underway, which will help in writing theses and master's theses.

To implement the reform of religious education in KDAiS, monthly meetings of the Academic Council are held, at which pressing issues are resolved and ways to solve them are determined.

Interaction with other educational institutions. Participation in theological forums

To broaden the horizons of the academic family, meetings are held between teachers and students of Kyiv theological schools with representatives of the teaching staff and students of other educational institutions. On November 1, one of these meetings took place at the residence of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the leadership of His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir. The guests of KDAiS were teachers and students of the philosophy department of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy.

Shortly before this, on October 25, a meeting took place between the rector of KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, and the youth club at the Holy Trinity Monastery of St. John.

Teachers of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary take an active part in international scientific and practical theological conferences. Thus, on September 16-19, the XV International Conference “The Transfiguration of the Lord in the Orthodox Spiritual Tradition,” dedicated to Russian spirituality, was held at the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery in Bose (Italy). The delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was headed by the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil. The delegation included teachers from Kyiv theological schools: Archpriest Vladimir Savelyev, priest Sergei Govorun and A. Romanov.

On October 3-4, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Acts of St. Demetrius of Rostov”, dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the canonization of the saint, was held at the Glukhov State Pedagogical University. From the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary, the conference was attended by the teacher of the KDS, the head of the office of the KDAiS Vladimir Kotsaba, who made a report on the topic: “The preaching activities of St. Demetrius of Rostov.”

With the blessing of His Beatitude Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, on October 7, an internal academic scientific conference dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the canonization of St. Demetrius of Rostov was held in the assembly hall of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, chaired by the rector of the KDAiS Bishop Anthony. After the opening speech of Bishop Anthony, in which he emphasized the importance of the scientific activity of the saint in the history of the Orthodox Church in Rus' and in the formation of the Christian worldview, teachers and students of Kyiv theological schools read out reports that comprehensively examined the biography, preaching activity and historical significance of the actions of St. Demetrius.

On October 11, celebrations were held in Moscow dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the resumption of the patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church. As part of the celebrations, a scientific conference “Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church” was held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in which the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, took part. The Bishop read a report on the topic “Local Churches and Church Unity. A few words about the nature of church autocephaly.”

On November 13-14, the V All-Ukrainian philosophical and theological readings “Orthodoxy in World Culture” were held in Dnepropetrovsk, at which Kyiv theological schools were represented by KDA associate professor Archpriest Vasily Zaev.

From November 13 to 16, the International Theological Conference “Orthodox Teaching on the Church Sacraments” continued its work in Moscow. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was represented by the rector of KDAiS, His Eminence Anthony. As part of the work of the section “The Sacrament of the Priesthood,” the Bishop Rector made a report “The Patristic Foundations of the Sacrament of the Priesthood.” In total, more than 100 speakers from 15 countries took part in the conference.

Pupils and students represent KDAiS at internal church and international scientific conferences. One of these was the International Student Scientific and Practical Conference “Science and Religion”, held on November 2-3 in Minsk at the Institute of Theology named after Saints Methodius and Cyril of the Belarusian State University. With the blessing of the rector of KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, the forum was attended by KDA students Viktor Ivashchuk (IV year, report on the topic “On discord and general provisions in evolutionism and creationism”) and Sergei Savenkov (II year, presentation topic - “Understanding the phenomenon of clinical death in modern science and Christian anthropology").

Guests of Kyiv theological schools are famous church and secular figures of our time

On October 2, the rector of KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic to Ukraine Dimitra Charalampos, and on October 5, the famous Greek singer Anni Alexopoulou visited the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary.

The arrival of Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II was a historical event for the capital's theological schools. On October 15, the entire KDAiS, headed by the rector, communicated with His Beatitude. By the decision of the Academic Council of the KDA dated October 15, 2007 (Journal No. 63), His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of the great city of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, all of Egypt and all of Africa, was elected an Honorary Member of the Kyiv Theological Academy. The diploma of election was presented to the Patriarch by the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony. In a letter of gratitude dated October 18, 2007 addressed to His Grace Anthony, His Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch wrote: “We express our patriarchal gratitude and satisfaction with the high honor that you have bestowed upon us by awarding us the title of honorary member of your Theological Academy.”

In order to expand the practical perception of theological disciplines, on the initiative of teachers, students and pupils of KDAiS visit educational institutions of other religious denominations. In particular, on November 5, fourth-year students of the KDA visited the Church of St. Catherine of the German Evangelical Lutheran Community in Kyiv. The purpose of the visit was to study the history, doctrine and liturgy of Lutheranism within the framework of the course on the history of the Reformation. Pastor Peter Zachy, who has been serving in St. Catherine’s Church for 7 years, answered students’ questions.

On November 16, third-year students of the KDA made a trip to the Catholic Theological Seminary in the town of Gorodok, Khmelnitsky region. Our students got acquainted with the life and everyday life of the seminary, with its scientific and theological process, attended the celebration of the Mass of the Roman rite, which was led by Bishop Leon of Kamenets-Podolsk, listened to lectures by seminary professors, and also held a lively theological dialogue with the students there on the topic of historical and religious events in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.

To broaden the horizons of pupils and students, well-known church figures and workers in various industry areas are invited to meet with them. Thus, on November 1, in the assembly hall of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, the teacher of the Ugresh Theological Seminary, candidate of theology Vladimir Pitko, gave a lecture on the topic: “History and development of Islam.”

The famous modern missionary, teacher of the St. Tikhon's Theological Institute, Deacon Andrey Kuraev, has repeatedly become a guest of Kyiv theological schools. The exciting rhetorician constantly gathers around him many seminarians and academicians, with whom he communicates on various theological topics, answering the questions posed in his original style.

Assembly day

November 9 - the memory of the Venerable Nestor the Chronicler - the annual Assembly Day of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary. This year it was especially festive: representatives of all theological seminaries of the UOC, as well as the rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary, Archimandrite Leonid, and a representative of Moscow theological schools were present at the celebrations. During the service on this day, a number of teachers were awarded high awards by His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir.

The ceremonial part of the celebration in the assembly hall of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra was opened by the rector of KDAiS, Bishop Anthony, after which His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir addressed those present with a welcoming speech. After the report for the 2006-2007 academic year by the vice-rector for educational work, Archdeacon Sergius Kosovsky, KDA professor Archpriest Georgy Somenok read a report on the topic: “The baptism of the Rus in the church-cultural context of Greek-Slavic relations.”

The greetings from the guests were warm. And the teaching staff of Kyiv theological schools on this day was replenished with 3 associate professors. They were: Bishop of Nizhyn and Baturinsky Iriney (Semko), Archpriests Dimitry Denisenko and Vladimir Savelyev. Certificates of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church were awarded to students and pupils of the KDAiS who worked on the creation of a new edition of the “Law of God”. At the end of the festive evening, the choir of Kyiv theological schools under the direction of Hieromonk Roman (Podlubnyak) gave a festive concert.

Cultural life of KDAiS

As part of cultural and educational activities, the leadership of Kyiv theological schools, in collaboration with other state cultural and arts institutions, organizes theater visits and operettas for students. Pupils of theological schools go on excursions to museums (in particular, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War), visit city libraries (Vernadsky National Library), etc.

On the basis of the Kyiv Theological Academy there are catechetical courses, a Sunday school for children and adults, and Orthodox pedagogical courses.

Home improvement

Much attention in KDAiS is paid to creating comfort in the everyday life of students and pupils. During the summer period, a major overhaul of the administrative and academic buildings was carried out, new furniture and necessary equipment were purchased. Currently, one of the buildings is undergoing restoration, which in the future will become a student dormitory.

In Kyiv theological schools there is a medical office where doctors monitor the health of students. High-quality medical examination is very important for the normal educational process. Through the efforts of the chief physician of the Kyiv Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital “Center for Eye Microsurgery”, chief ophthalmologist of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of Ukraine Sergei Rykov, a cardiograph, a device for performing a cardiogram of the heart, recently appeared in the medical office. In the future, it is planned to fully provide the necessary medical equipment. If necessary, city hospitals respond to requests from the administration of theological schools and provide medical care to KDAiS pupils and students.

With the blessing of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir, today Kyiv theological schools are fulfilling their main mission with inspiration and devotion - educating future clergy to preach the Gospel of Christ.

In the middle of the 17th century.

Academic Church of the Kyiv Theological Academy

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Kiev-Brotherly School (1615-1631)

Kiev-Mohyla Collegium (1631-1701)

In its basic character, the college was reminiscent of the foreign colleges and academies in which Mohyla himself studied. The following were taught here: languages ​​(Slavic, Greek and Latin), singing and elementary music theory (on the European model), catechism, arithmetic, poetry, rhetoric, philosophy and theology; students were divided into eight classes: analogy, or fara, infima, grammar, syntax, pyitics, rhetoric, philosophy and theology. In addition to studying these subjects, the students practiced debates every Saturday. The officials in charge were: the rector, the prefect (inspector and housekeeper) and the superintendent (overseer of the deanery of the pupils); Among the figures of this college, the most famous are: Innocent Gisel, Joasaph Krokovsky, Lazar Baranovich, Ioanniky Golyatovsky, Anthony Radzivilovsky, Gabriel Dometsky, Varlaam Yasinsky, St. Demetrius (Tuptalo), Stefan Yavorsky, Theophylact Lopatinsky, Feofan Prokopovich, St. Innokenty Kulchinsky and Gabriel Buyaninsky.

Kiev-Mohyla Academy (1701-1817)

In 1701, the college was renamed an academy, and the range of sciences was expanded: the languages ​​French, German and Hebrew, natural history, geography, and mathematics were introduced; For some time, architecture and painting, higher eloquence, rural and home economics, medicine and Russian rhetoric were also taught.

The number of teachers by the end of the 18th century reached 20 or more; the academic library had more than 10,000 books. Since 1759, theology was taught according to the system of Feofan Prokopovich, rhetoric - according to Lomonosov's manual of eloquence, other subjects, mainly - according to foreign manuals.

At first, the external well-being of the academy was unenviable. The students, whose number reached 500, were partly supported by monastery funds, partly they themselves collected donations around the city in money, food and firewood; They dispersed to the cities and villages of the Kyiv and Chernigov provinces to collect alms, and sang sacred poems in front of the windows of houses. Before the holidays of the Nativity of Christ and Easter, they walked with a star, a nativity scene and a paradise. In the summer, they gathered in traveling groups and scattered to different areas in order to earn food for themselves by singing cants, performing dramas, tragedies and comedies, pronouncing poems and speeches, and holding services in parish churches. Donations from the Court, clergy, nobles and hetmans somewhat eased the lot of the poor. From the end of the 18th century. The government began to allocate special sums for the maintenance of the academy. The Kiev Academy is important in the history of Russian education in the 18th century.

A significant number of figures emerged from it in various fields of public service: its students became teachers at the Moscow Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy, the St. Petersburg Alexander Nevsky Seminary and the Kazan Academy; they re-established many seminaries.

Kyiv Theological Academy (1819-1919)

The Kiev Theological Academy was opened “in its new structure” on September 28, 1819 in its historical place, in the Brotherhood Epiphany School Monastery.

Several museum showcases of the Kyiv One Street Museum are dedicated to the activities of the Kyiv Theological Academy and outstanding historical scientists, professors of the KDA, who lived on Andreevsky Spusk: Afanasy Bulgakov, Stepan Golubev, Pyotr Kudryavtsev, Fyodor Titov, Alexander Glagolev and others.

There is debate in the scientific community about whether the Kyiv Theological Academy can be considered the successor to the Kiev-Mohyla Academy, since after the reform of 1819 the educational process completely changed and only one person was retained from among the old teaching staff.

Modern life

The rector of the academy from May 31, 2007 to December 21, 2017 was Anthony (Pakanich), Metropolitan of Brovary, manager of the affairs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

On December 21, 2017, Sylvester (Stoichev), Bishop of Belogorod, was appointed rector of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary.

The rector of the academy is currently Metropolitan Epifaniy (Dumenko) of Kiev and All Ukraine. From July 6, 2000 to July 27, 2010, the rector was Metropolitan Dimitry (Rudyuk).

Rectors

Inspectors

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Literature

• Askochensky V. I. Kyiv with its oldest school, the Academy. - K., 1856. - part 1, 2.
• Askochensky V. I. History of the Kyiv Theological Academy after its transformation in 1819. - St. Petersburg. , 1863.