Theodosius Lazor

His Beatitude

Theodosius
His Beatitude; Theodosius
Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada
Installed	October 25, 1977
Predecessor	Metropolitan Irenaeus (Bekish)
Successor	Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko)
Other post(s)	Bishop of Alaska; Bishop of Western Pennsylvania
Orders
Ordination	14 October 1961
Consecration	6 May 1967
Personal details
Born	Frank Lazor; 27 October 1933; Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	19 October 2020 (aged 86); Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried	Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration Cemetery, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Residence	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Washington & Jefferson College; St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary;

Metropolitan Theodosius (secular name: Frank Lazor; 27 October 1933 – 19 October 2020, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002.^[1] On 2 April 2002, Metropolitan Theodosius (who had suffered a series of strokes) submitted a petition to the Holy Synod of the OCA, requesting his retirement. The Holy Synod granted his request, and announced an election for his replacement to be held on 22 July 2002, at the OCA's Thirteenth All-American Council in Orlando. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko).

On 19 October 2020, Theodosius died following an "extended illness" in his hometown of Canonsburg just 8 days shy of his 87th birthday.^[2]

Notes and references

^ "The Most Blessed Theodosius +2020-10-19: Former Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada". Orthodox Church in America. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^ "In Memoriam: His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)". Orthodox Church in America. Syosset, New York. 2020-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Irenaeus (Bekish)	Primate of the Orthodox Church in America 1977-10-25 – 2002-04-02	Succeeded by Herman (Swaiko)

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[1] "The Most Blessed Theodosius +2020-10-19: Former Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada". Orthodox Church in America. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[2] "In Memoriam: His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)". Orthodox Church in America. Syosset, New York. 2020-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

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