Background
Was born on February 1, 1932 in Briarford, Pennsylvania, United States.
archbishop head of Orthodox Church in America
Was born on February 1, 1932 in Briarford, Pennsylvania, United States.
Degree in business administration and secretarial science with honors, Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh. Graduate, Saint Tikhon Seminary, South Canaan, Pennsylvania, 1963.
Rector Saint John the Baptist Church, Dundaff, Pennsylvania, Saints Peter and Paul Church, Uniondale. Tonsured to monastic rank Orthodox Church in American, 1970, deputy abbot Saint Tikhon Monastery, 1971, ordained Holy Diaconate and Holy Priesthood, 1964, bishop of Wilkes-Barre, 1973—1981, rector Saint Tikhon Monastery, since 1981, bishop of Philadelphia, 1981—2002. Elevated to archbishop, since 1994.
Archbishop of Washington, metropolitan of America, Canada Orthodox Church in American, since 2002. Adjutant General Corps United States Army, Labrador.