Deputy Abbot of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Orthodox Monastery
Orders
Ordination
April 1964
Consecration
1973-02-19
Personal details
Born
Joseph Swaiko
(1932-02-01)1 February 1932
Bairdford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
6 September 2022(2022-09-06) (aged 90)
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox
Alma mater
Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Ordination history of Herman (Swaiko)
History
Diaconal ordination
Date
March 1964
Priestly ordination
Date
April 1964
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by
Ireney (Bekish)
Date
1973-02-10
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Herman (Swaiko) as principal consecrator
Irineu (Duvlea)
2002-11-02
Tikhon (Mollard)
2004-02-14
Benjamin (Peterson)
2004-05-01
Alejo (Pacheco-Vera)
2005-05-28
Metropolitan Herman (born Joseph Swaiko, 1 February 1932 – 6 September 2022)[1] was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada.[2] He was elected Metropolitan on 22 July 2002, replacing Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), who retired due to health problems related to a series of strokes.[3]
^"In Memoriam: His Beatitude Metropolitan Herman". www.oca.org. 2022-09-06. Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
^"Past Primates: His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko)". Orthodox Church in America. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^"Archbishop Herman of Philadelphia Elected Primate of the Orthodox Church in America". Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
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Thirteenth All-American Council in Orlando. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko). On 19 October 2020, Theodosius died following an "extended illness"...
OCA, as he was the newest bishop in the OCA at the time. Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko) had retired three months prior to the OCA's Fifteenth All-American...
"discipline" for 5 individuals. These individuals were former Metropolitans Herman (Swaiko) and Theodosius (Lazor), 2 former treasurers and a former comptroller...
Theodosius (Lazor) in 2000, continuing his service under Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko). He also served on several Church committees and commissions, including...
Southfield/Detroit, Michigan. Presiding at the event was Archbishop Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada, along with...
the West on October 2, 2007. He replaced Herman (Swaiko), who was also the OCA's ruling primate. Metr. Herman had served as the locum tenens of the diocese...
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graduated in 1990. On November 5, 1989, Tsujie was ordained by Bishop HermanSwaiko as a celibate deacon and served in the Holy Resurrection Cathedral....
by: Archbishop Clement (Kapalin) of Kaluga and Borovsk, Archbishop Herman (Swaiko) of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania (Orthodox Church in America), rector...
Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977-2002) Herman (Swaiko) Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America...
after suffering a series of strokes on April 2, 2002. Herman (Swaiko) Bairdford, PA Joseph Swaiko Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America...
(1972 - 30 October 1977) Kyrill (Yonchev) (October 1977 - 17 June 2007) Herman (Swaiko) (2007 - 4 September 2008) locum tenens Tikhon (Mollard) (2008-2009)...
Eastern Pennsylvania on the evening of the 18th, and by Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko) of All America and Canada for interment on the 19th, the holiday of...
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