About Father Steven

October 31, 1983, ordination to the priesthood

Father Steven Bigham is a retired Orthodox priest of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese of Constantinople, author and iconology specialist living in Quebec. He is a graduate of St Vladimir's Seminary and holds a doctorate in theology from the Université de Montréal, specializing in Christian iconography.

February 14, 1983, ordination to the diaconate, St Vladimir's Seminary

He specializes in the theology of Christian art, and more specifically in the icons of the Orthodox Church. He taught at the Institut de théologie orthodoxe de Montréal, associated with the Université de Sherbrooke's Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies. Author and researcher, he has written several books in French and English, including L’icône dans la tradition orthodoxe and Christians and Images: Early Christian Attitudes toward Images.


July 18, 2023, Assembly of the OCA