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Archbishop Jovan of Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox church was born Serbian-Montenegro in Sabac on 12, 12 1954 In 1976 he graduated with honors from the University of Sremski Karlovci in 1976 he was ordinate a Deacon and Priest October 1978
He was elected Bishop of BAOC in 2000 as an auxiliary bishop to the Metropolitan Alexander and Bishop Damaskin with the primary responsibility for the theological education of the clergy
In 1980-82] living [Mont Athos] Monastery in Greek Special Education Orthodox Doctrine and liturgy practice, and opposition Orthodox Religious Dogmas and Opposition Democratic Monahrist [anti-communist] programs
In 1983-87 living exile in France, Missionary priest. Occupations . Democratic opposition anticommunist program and religious programs organization groups people France, Germany, Luxemburg, and England . Germany living [ Exile Monastery, and education arrived bibliotheca history Church, Slavic people and History Imperia Bizant, Roma. ]
Practice groups children Sunday schools, and Patriotic Young's people Slavic traditions and Historic church Bizant, opposition Democratic [more time verbal conflict communist regime problem, and study professor also conflict for opposition ]
1988 coming USA from Metropolitan Mykalay Acting Primate BAOC Jurisdiction, open Missionary parish in California, and Vicar priest Very Reverend Alexander Radenkovich Barberton, Ohio
From 1991 to 1995 Vicar Europe and California of Mitropolitan Mykalay, and help Archpriest Alexander Radenkovic in State Ohio city Cleveland
From 1998 to 2000 Vicar Europe and USA of Bishop Alexander and candidate new position Bishop help State New Jelse , New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Colorado, Canada, Ohio.
After consecration Bishop stay location second residence of Bishop 3712 E. 59th St. Cleveland, Ohio 44105 . Direct connection Religious Lieder [ Archbishop Selvord Ukrainian, Bishop Danilo Serbian, Archbishop Afahangel Rusian Exile, Archbishop Vilgiry French Orthodox Church, Archbishop Silvano Italian Orthodox Church] and Government Lider [ State of Department Desk Byelorussian, Ukrainian, Moldavian, Senators Diana office, Voynovic Office, Consuls of USA outside in USA] and Government Europe.
Elected Archbishop of European and California [ USA] on September 15th, 2003 by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Union Church in America and Europe [ Old Calendar ] Archbishop Jovan was enthroned on October 14th, 2003 at the Saint George Monastery, Cleveland, Ohio. As Archbishop of North America he leads a church of more than seven hundred thousand of Slavic Orthodox Christians in the United States.
Convention 2004 in California elected problem Moscow's Patriarchate Metropolitan Alexander secret connect Metropolitan Kiril, I, m split for Metropolitan Alexander.
2004 My Jurisdiction coming Moldavian monastery St. Anthony in Cleveland, Ohio Vicar bishop Stefan and complete Priesthoods.
ARCHPASTORAL MINISTRY
In his Enthronement Address Archbishop Jovan unfolded his "threefold plan" of ministry, consisting of: a) cultivating, nurturing, and sustaining of a vibrant and dynamic Orthodox faith in the Unites States, b) teaching and practicing limitless love and philanthropy, and c) emphasizing, pursuing and enhancing the establishment of a strong and unbreakable unity within the Church and the human community in general. He stated, "Here, a remarkably wide field of a truly great work is open to us. A work aimed at the invigoration, cultivation and growth of a dynamic and illumined faith, within the clergy and lay people of the blessed Omegenia, which constitute the flock of our Holy Archdiocese.... We have to be the Church, which should give whole, powerful and genuine witness of faith to this great country of America in which God has planted us. All of us, without exception have been called by the Lord to become conscious, true, dynamic and illumined people of faith, who, as Apostle Peter underlines, are ready and prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls us to account for the hope that is in us" (1 Peter 3:15).
Since his enthronement, he has labored together with the Hierarchs, clergy, and laity of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Old Calendar in an intense effort to strengthen conditions of unity and peace and to advance the administrative and ecclesiastical stability of the work of the Church in America., Canada, Europe His Arch pastoral message has been one that has called for faith, unity, love, genuine relationships, and an ever-increasing commitment to God and to service in the name of Christ. This is essential, he has affirmed, not only as a witness to the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit, but also as a presupposition for growth and development.
His Eminence serves as Chairman of Old Calendar ( Standing Conference of Union Orthodox Bishops in the Americas , Canada, Europe ) an organization which brings together the hierarchs of Orthodox jurisdictions in the U.S.A. (Russian Exile , Romanian Old Calendar, Bulgarian Old Calendar, Ukrainian Autocephalous Old Calendar, Moldavian Old Calendar, Carpathian-Russian Syrian Old Calendar and Greeks Old Calendar ) for the purpose of strengthening the ties of unity among the Union Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, Canada, Europe Old Calendar, has endorsed a number of agencies to implement its mission. Among them are IOCC, the worldwide humanitarian aid agency of Old Calendar, and OCMC, the official international mission agency of Old Calendar.
As Archbishop of America, Canada, Europe of the Old Calendar, and head of the Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese, Archbishop Cyprians [Synod of Greek] has traveled extensively throughout the United States and globally. In the course of more than 300 pastoral visits to various parishes he met with thousands of faithful. He has joined with the Metropolitans and Bishops of the Archdiocese in leading services, consecrating churches, ordaining clergy, and extending the scope of the work of the Church in America, Europe, Canada while concurrently experiencing the vitality and accomplishments of the people and the parishes
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