Background
Popp, Nathaniel was born on June 12, 1940 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph and Vera (Boytor) Popp.
Popp, Nathaniel was born on June 12, 1940 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph and Vera (Boytor) Popp.
Bachelor, St. Propcopius College, 1962. Master of Divinity, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oradea, Romania, 2003.
Assistant pastor St. Michael Byz Church, Aurora, 1967. Parish priest Holy Cross Romanian Orthodox Church, Hermitage, Pennsylvania, 1975-1980. Auxiliary bishop Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Orthodox Church in American, Jackson, Michigan, 1980-1984, ruling bishop Detroit, since 1984.
Member Holy Snyod Orthodox Church in American, Syosset, New York, since 1980. Episcopal moderator Pastoral Life Ministries, O.C.A., 1991—2000. Board directors Moldovita Romanian Orthodox Church, Hayward, California, 1982.
Teacher summer youth programs Romanian Diocese. Confessor to sisterhood Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Representative Conference on Monasticism, Cairo, 1978.
Participant Monastic Consultation, Cairo, 1979, Seventh Assembly, Vancouver, Canada, 1983. Active member diocesan liturgical commission. Speaker, lecturer in field.
Chairman Romanian-American Heritage Center, Grass Lake, Michigan. Organizer, chairman Help for Romania National Relief Fund and Help the Children of Romania Relief Fund. Chairman Congress of Romanian Americans, since 1991.
Member advisory board Orthodox Christian Laity, since 1999. President Center for Orthodox Christian Studies, St. Andrew, Detroit, 2000. Doctor Honoris Causa, University Oradea, Romania, 2003.
Chairman bd Orthodox Witness, since 2003.