Archbishop of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese
Diocese
Diocese of Boston and New England, Albanian Archdiocese
See
Boston
Predecessor
Archbishop Job (Osacky) (New England), Archbishop Mark (Forsberg) (Albanian Archdiocese)
Successor
Benedict Churchill
Other post(s)
Formerly: Parish Priest (St. Nicholas Church, Cambridge, MA & St. Thomas Church, Farmington Hills, MI); Dean of the Great Lakes Deanery, Project Coordinator, "Voice of Orthodoxy", Russian Orthodox Layman's League; Editor, "The Vine", newspaper of the Albanian Archdiocese
Orders
Ordination
July 5, 1969 (Holy Diaconate), July 6, 1969 (Holy Priesthood)
Consecration
May 25, 2002, May 9, 2012 (elevation to Archbishop)
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Liolin
(1945-10-09)October 9, 1945
New York, New York
Died
September 1, 2019(2019-09-01) (aged 73) Southbridge, Massachusetts
Nationality
American
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox, Orthodox Church in America
Residence
Boston, Mass.
Parents
Evan and Helena Liolin
Spouse
Sarah Arthur (1967-2000, her death)
Alma mater
Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Archbishop Nikon (secular name Nicholas Liolin; October 9, 1945 – September 1, 2019) was an Albanian bishop who served as the head of the Orthodox Church in America's Albanian Archdiocese and New England diocese.
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