Background
Turkevich, Leonty was born on August 8, 1876 in Kremenetz, Volyn. Son of Jeronim and Anna (Ivanitskaya) Turkevich.
Turkevich, Leonty was born on August 8, 1876 in Kremenetz, Volyn. Son of Jeronim and Anna (Ivanitskaya) Turkevich.
Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Theological Seminary, Kremenetz, 1895. South.T.D., Theological Academy, Kiev, Russia, 1900.
Came to the United States, 1906, naturalized, 1928. Ordained to ministry Russian Orthodox Church, 1905. Consecrated bishop of Chicago, Mpl. and Mid West diocese, 1933, Chicago, Mpl., 1933-1945.
Assistant school inspector, 1900.
Teacher parochial school, Oboyan, Kursk, Russia, 1902-1905. Priest, teacher, Kremenetz, 1905-1906.
Rector Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, 1906-1912, Tenafly, New Jersey, 1912-1914. Cathedral dean, New York City, 1914-1933.
Became archbishop of Chicago, 1945.
Now archbishop of New New York Metropolitan of Russian Orthodox Church of the United States and Canada, since 1950. Chevalier Prelat Grand Croix et doctor très Christi since 1952.
Married Anna O. Chervinsky, September 18, 1905. Children: John, Vladimir, Irene, Anthony, Nicholas.