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[[Image:Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa-Bible.JPG|thumb|250px|Archbishop Lazar presenting a homily]]
His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa''', is a retired hierarch of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], and founding [[abbot]] of the [[Monastery of All Saints of North America (Dewdney, British Columbia)|Monastery of All Saints of North America]], Canada. A contemporary ''episcopus vagans'' Prior to his reception into the OCA in 2002, he has Archbishop Lazar had served as a clergyman, in various ranks, in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], the Free Serbian Orthodox Church, the [[Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece]], the [[Holy Synod of Milan]], and in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate)- leading some to, perhaps misleadingly, describe him as a "contemporary ''episcopus vagans''". Being part of the OCA has, however, normalised this status, and he remains a retired bishop of the [[Orthodox Church in America]].
Archbishop Lazar is known for his prolific (and, at times, controversial) theological writings, particularly regarding his criticism of the Orthodox teaching of the [[Aerial Toll-Houses]], and his positions on homosexuality and transgenderism. The Synod of Bishops of the OCA has forbidden him to speak on the subject of homosexuality in any way contrary to official position of the Church.<ref>See [http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2013/11/puhalo-rants-again-on-transgenderism.html Puhalo Rants Again... on Transgenderism and Intersexuality ]</ref>
