--- title: "Summer Lecture – Bishop Kyrillos · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/summer-lecture-bishop-kyrillos-2 description: "His Grace Bishop Kyrillos blessed St Cyril’s Theological College, in Sydney, Australia, on February 12, 2019 for our Summer Lecture. The Lecture was on a…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) # Summer Lecture – Bishop Kyrillos 14 February 2019 ![Summer Lecture – Bishop Kyrillos](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9WQ5J5C9NXTD2JA88HCX.jpeg&w=1400&h=1050&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) His Grace Bishop Kyrillos blessed St Cyril’s Theological College, in Sydney, Australia, on February 12, 2019 for our Summer Lecture. The Lecture was on a beautiful theme: “_St Cyril of Alexandria and the Liturgy of the Eucharist._” The lecture was extremely well received and was well attended by esteemed members of the [Sydney College of Divinity](https://www.facebook.com/SydneyCollegeofDivinity/), St Cyril’s Faculty & Students, as well as members of the general public. The recording of the lecture is on youtube here: . His Grace Bishop Kyrillos (formerly Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed) is [St. Athanasius & St. Cyril Theological School](https://www.facebook.com/actslibrary/) at Claremont University. He is an auxiliary (general bishop) serving alongside His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion in Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from UCLA and a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. He also earned two Masters degrees in Theology from Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology in Boston, and a Ph.D in History of Christianity from the University of Notre Dame, School of Theology, in Indiana. ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt