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Metropolitan '''Hilarion (Kapral) of Eastern America and New York''' is was First Hierarch of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR) and from 2008 until his repose on [[May 16]], 2022. Hilarion was formally [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[May 18]], 2008. He was also remains the ruling bishop of the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]].
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==Episcopacy==
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Fr Hilarion was approved by the Bishop's Sobor meeting at Mansonville, Quebec in 1983, and Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) suggested that he be appointed Bishop of Manhattan, a vicar bishop of the Diocese of New York and Eastern America. On 10 December 1984, at the young age of 36, Fr Hilarion was consecrated a [[bishop]] by [[Metropolitan]] [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret of New York]] and nine other bishops (Abps [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago|Seraphim]], [[Antony (sinkevich) of Los Angeles|Antony]], [[Vitaly (Ustinov) of Montreal|Vitaly]], [[Laurus (SkurlaŠkurla) of Syracuse and Holy Trinity|Laurus]], [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul]], and Bps [[Gregory (Grabbe) of Washington|Gregory]], [[Mark (Arndt) of Berlin|Mark]], [[Alypy (Gamanovich) of Cleveland|Alypy]]) at the Synodal Cathedral in New York City. He was appointed to the [[see]] of Manhattan and charged with overseeing the [[parish]]es in Pennsylvania and the Eastern American diocese. In 1987, he was named deputy secretary for the Synod of Bishops. In 1995, Bishop Hilarion was transferred to the See of Washington while retaining his residence in New York. During his time as Vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, he was noted for frequent visits to parishes and accessibility to the faithful.
The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand was experiencing turmoil, and had not had a ruling bishop for five years; hence in June 1996, recognising his pastoral gifts, he was transferred to the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] (which was experiencing some problems at that stage) and raised to the rank of [[archbishop]]. Abp Hilarion set establishing the Property Trust as an Act of the New South Wales Parliament, and then rectifying the shortage of priests and beginning missionary work, generally strengthening the diocese and its church life. In 2003 he was awarded the honour of wearing a diamond [[cross]] on his [[klobuk]]. He continued his accessibility to the faithful in his new diocese, including missions in Korea, China and Indonesia. He was the first hierarch of ROCOR to visit China since [[St John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker|St John of Shanghai and San Francisco]]'s departure after World War II.
On the [[December 10]], 2009 Metropolitan Hilarion marked 25 years since the date of [[consecration of a bishop|consecration as a bishop]]. The festivities took place in the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. Vladyka Hilarion, notably, is presiding over a period where unity with the Church of Russia is smooth and without inequality, and divisiveness has died down in ROCOR.
On [[May 16]]th, 2022 at the age of 74, Hilarion fell asleep in the Lord after various health struggles.
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before=[[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]]|
title=Archbishop of [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Sydney, Australia and New Zealand]]<br>(ROCOR)|
years=1996-present2022|after=—[[George (Schaefer) of Sydney|George (Schaefer)]]}}
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before=[[Laurus (Škurla) of New York|Laurus (Škurla)]]|
title=Metropolitan of [[Diocese of Eastern American and New York (ROCOR)|Eastern America and New York]]<br>(ROCOR)|
years= 2008-present2022|after=—[[Nicholas (Olhovsky) of Manhattan|Nicholas (Olhovsky)]]}}
before=[[Laurus (Škurla) of New York|Laurus (Škurla)]]|
title=First Hierarch of ROCOR|
years= 2008-present2022|after=—[[Nicholas (Olhovsky) of Manhattan|Nicholas (Olhovsky)]]}}
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