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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Jeronim (Chernov)''' was an archbishop of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]] and the ruling [[bishop]] of the Diocese of  Detroit (now part of the [[Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America (ROCOR)|Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America)]] from 1946 to 1957.  
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His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Jeronim (Chernov)''' was an [[archbishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]] and the ruling [[bishop]] of the Diocese of  Detroit (now part of the [[Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America (ROCOR)|Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America)]] from 1946 to 1957.  
  
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
Ioann (John) Chernov was born in 1878 in the Vladimir district of Russia, into a family of [[clergy]]. After attending the local church schools, Ioann attended the [[seminary]] in Vladimir from 1895 to 1899. After graduating from the seminary, he taught religion in his home district from 1899 to 1902.  
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Ioann (John) Chernov was born on [[November 29]], 1878 in the town of Sudodga in Vladimir Province, Russia, into a family of [[clergy]]. Still a pre-school aged child, the family moved to the city of Vladimir. After attending the local church schools, Ioann attended the [[seminary]] in Vladimir from 1895 to 1899. After graduating from the seminary, he taught religion in his home district from 1899 to 1902.  
  
In 1902, Ioann was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]]. After serving in a number of different [[parish]]es, Fr. Iaonn entered the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]] where he studied from 1909 to 1913. In 1914, after graduating from the academy, Fr. Ioann, having taken [[monasticism|monastic]] vows and the name Jeronim, entered the Kursk Monastery of the Sign and joined the Kursk Seminary where he taught Sacred History. In 1915, he was appointed inspector at the seminary, a position he held until the Kursk Seminary was closed by the Bolsheviks in 1919.
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In 1902, Ioann was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] on [[April 28]] and a [[priest]] on [[May 5]]. After serving in a number of different [[parish]]es, Fr. Iaonn entered the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]] where he studied from 1909 to 1913. On [[November 3]], 1912, Fr. Ioann was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] by the Rector of the Academy, [[Archimandrite]] Feodor (Pozdeyevsky) and given the name Jeronim. In 1913, he received a Master of Divinity degree by the Moscow Theological Academy. In 1914, he entered the Kursk Monastery of the Sign and joined the Kursk Theological Seminary where he taught Sacred History. On [[October 9]], 1915, he was appointed inspector at the seminary, a position he held until the Kursk Seminary was closed by the Bolsheviks in 1919.
  
He was also appointed [[abbot]] of the [[monastery]] in which was kept the Holy [[Kursk Root Icon]] of the Mother of God (Kursk-Korennaya Icon). Archim. Jeronim was also secretary to Bishop Theophan (Gavrilov) of Kursk.
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He was also appointed deputy  [[abbot]] of the Kursk Znamensky [[Monastery]] at which the Holy [[Kursk Root Icon]] of the Mother of God (Kursk-Korennaya Icon) was kept. Fr. Jeronim was also secretary to Bishop Theophan (Gavrilov) of the Kursk-Oboyansk [[Diocese]]. Fr. Jeronim was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite in 1919.
  
 
[[Image:Kursk Root Icon of the Theotokos.jpg|left|thumb|75px|Kursk-Korennaya Icon)]]
 
[[Image:Kursk Root Icon of the Theotokos.jpg|left|thumb|75px|Kursk-Korennaya Icon)]]
In 1919, the Bolsheviks were actively attacking the Orthodox clergy and destroying church facilities as they came to dominate the country. As the White Army retreated from Kursk, Bp. Theophan, with Archim. Jeronim, took the Holy Kursk Root Icon for safekeeping and left Kursk in September 1919. They traveled through southern Russia, Constantinople, and Thessalonkia to Yugoslavia, arriving there in March 1920. In Yugoslavia, Archim. Jeronim served a number of communities and directed the monastic school at Rakovche.
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In 1919, the Bolsheviks were actively attacking the Orthodox [[clergy]] and destroying church facilities as they came to dominate the country. As the White Army retreated from Kursk, Bp. Theophan, with Archim. Jeronim, took the Holy Kursk Root Icon for safekeeping and left Kursk in September 1919. They traveled through southern Russia, Constantinople, and Thessalonkia to Yugoslavia, arriving there in March 1920. In Yugoslavia, Archim. Jeronim served a number of communities and directed the [[monasticism|monastic]] school at Rakovche.
  
In 1923, Archim. Jeronim moved to Palestine to administer the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem until 1924, but remained in Palestine until 1933. In 1935, Archim. Jeronim was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] to the [[episcopate]]. In 1936, during a period of co-operation between the Russian [[OCA|Diocese of North America and Canada]] and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Bp. Jeronim was named Bishop of Eastern Canada a position he held until 1937. He returned to ROCOR after the two groups separated following the Seventh [[All-American Sobor]] of 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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In 1923, Archim. Jeronim moved to Palestine to administer the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem for a year, but remained in Palestine serving as a priest until 1935. In 1935, he was invited the United States by Bp. [[Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City|Vitaly (Maximenko)]] of Detroit. On [[August 18]], 1935, Archim. Jeronim was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] to the [[episcopate]] as Bishop of Detroit and Cleveland. In 1936, during a period of co-operation between the Russian [[OCA|Diocese of North America and Canada]] and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Bp. Jeronim was named Bishop of Montreal and Eastern Canada a position he held until 1946. He returned to ROCOR after the two groups separated following the Seventh [[All-American Sobor]] of 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio.
  
 
After the sober, Bp. Jeronim was elevated to [[archbishop]] and appointed, by the ROCOR [[Synod]] of Bishops, the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Detroit and Flint. Abp. Jeronim reposed on [[May 14]], 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, after which his diocese of four parishes was merged with the Diocese of Chicago and Cleveland.
 
After the sober, Bp. Jeronim was elevated to [[archbishop]] and appointed, by the ROCOR [[Synod]] of Bishops, the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Detroit and Flint. Abp. Jeronim reposed on [[May 14]], 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, after which his diocese of four parishes was merged with the Diocese of Chicago and Cleveland.
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==Sources==
 
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*[http://rocorstudies.org/?sid=135&aid=11028&idpage=lives_of_bishops  Archbishop Ieronim (Ioann Chernov) of Flint]]
 
*[http://roca.org/life_of_archbishop_ieronim.htm  Life of Archbishop Ieronim (Chernov) of Detroit]
 
*[http://roca.org/life_of_archbishop_ieronim.htm  Life of Archbishop Ieronim (Chernov) of Detroit]
 
*[http://www.archdiocese.ca/e_history/bishops.htm  List of Canadian Bishops]
 
*[http://www.archdiocese.ca/e_history/bishops.htm  List of Canadian Bishops]
  
 
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Revision as of 19:55, March 11, 2012

His Eminence, the Most Reverend Jeronim (Chernov) was an archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the ruling bishop of the Diocese of Detroit (now part of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America) from 1946 to 1957.

Life

Ioann (John) Chernov was born on November 29, 1878 in the town of Sudodga in Vladimir Province, Russia, into a family of clergy. Still a pre-school aged child, the family moved to the city of Vladimir. After attending the local church schools, Ioann attended the seminary in Vladimir from 1895 to 1899. After graduating from the seminary, he taught religion in his home district from 1899 to 1902.

In 1902, Ioann was ordained a deacon on April 28 and a priest on May 5. After serving in a number of different parishes, Fr. Iaonn entered the Moscow Theological Academy where he studied from 1909 to 1913. On November 3, 1912, Fr. Ioann was tonsured a monk by the Rector of the Academy, Archimandrite Feodor (Pozdeyevsky) and given the name Jeronim. In 1913, he received a Master of Divinity degree by the Moscow Theological Academy. In 1914, he entered the Kursk Monastery of the Sign and joined the Kursk Theological Seminary where he taught Sacred History. On October 9, 1915, he was appointed inspector at the seminary, a position he held until the Kursk Seminary was closed by the Bolsheviks in 1919.

He was also appointed deputy abbot of the Kursk Znamensky Monastery at which the Holy Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God (Kursk-Korennaya Icon) was kept. Fr. Jeronim was also secretary to Bishop Theophan (Gavrilov) of the Kursk-Oboyansk Diocese. Fr. Jeronim was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite in 1919.

Kursk-Korennaya Icon)

In 1919, the Bolsheviks were actively attacking the Orthodox clergy and destroying church facilities as they came to dominate the country. As the White Army retreated from Kursk, Bp. Theophan, with Archim. Jeronim, took the Holy Kursk Root Icon for safekeeping and left Kursk in September 1919. They traveled through southern Russia, Constantinople, and Thessalonkia to Yugoslavia, arriving there in March 1920. In Yugoslavia, Archim. Jeronim served a number of communities and directed the monastic school at Rakovche.

In 1923, Archim. Jeronim moved to Palestine to administer the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem for a year, but remained in Palestine serving as a priest until 1935. In 1935, he was invited the United States by Bp. Vitaly (Maximenko) of Detroit. On August 18, 1935, Archim. Jeronim was consecrated to the episcopate as Bishop of Detroit and Cleveland. In 1936, during a period of co-operation between the Russian Diocese of North America and Canada and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Bp. Jeronim was named Bishop of Montreal and Eastern Canada a position he held until 1946. He returned to ROCOR after the two groups separated following the Seventh All-American Sobor of 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio.

After the sober, Bp. Jeronim was elevated to archbishop and appointed, by the ROCOR Synod of Bishops, the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Detroit and Flint. Abp. Jeronim reposed on May 14, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, after which his diocese of four parishes was merged with the Diocese of Chicago and Cleveland.

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Jeronim (Chernov) of Detroit
Preceded by:
Paul (Gavrilov)
Bishop of Detroit and Cleveland
Metropolia

1935-1936
Succeeded by:
John (Garklavs)
Preceded by:
Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab)
Bishop of Montreal and Eastern Canada
Metropolia

1936-1946
Succeeded by:
Anatoloy (Apostlov)
Preceded by:
Archbishop of Detroit and Flint
ROCOR

1946-1957
Succeeded by:
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