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His Grace '''Bishop Jerome''' is a retired [[Bishopbishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]] , having served as Bishop of Manhattan, New York, and vicar of the [[Diocese of Eastern American and New York (ROCOR)|Eastern-American]] [[diocese]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]ROCOR, from 2008-2013.
== Life ==
After graduation from high school, John studied at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Russian linguistics, with a minor in East European history. He graduated ''cum laude'' in the spring of 1968, and entered [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Seminary]] in Jordanville NY, where his classmates included the future Bishop [[Peter (Loukianoff) of Cleveland|Peter of Cleveland]], Fr. Alexander Lebedeff, Fr. Stefan Pavlenko, Fr. Vitaly Kichakov, Bro. Adam Krotov and others. As a seminarian, John's "obedience" was at the linotype. He was [[tonsure|tonsured]] a [[reader]] on [[September 27]], 1970, by [[Archbishop]] Averky of blessed memory.
After graduation from Jordanville in the class of 1971, Rd. John served as a helper, translator, subdeacon and chauffeur to Archbishop [[Nikon (Rklitski) of Florida|Nikon]] of blessed memory, and, on the recommendation of his father-confessor [[Archimandrite]] Kiprian (Pyjoff), was [[ordination|ordained]] to the subdiaconate, [[deacon|diaconate]] (on [[April 11]], 1976) and priesthood ([[April 25]], 1976) by Vl. Nikon. He was assigned to [[St. Vladimir’s Memorial Church (Jackson)|St. Vladimir Memorial Church]], in Jackson NJ.
On Saturday, [[September 4]], 1976, Archbishop Nikon suddenly reposed in the Lord, and Fr. John was reassigned at the request of Archbishop [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago|Seraphim (Ivanov)]] to Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral in Chicago, IL where he served from November of 1976 till March of 1991. On the feast of the Ascension in 1984, Fr. John was elevated to the rank of [[archpriest]].
He was then elevated to the rank of Archimandrite by Bishop Peter (Loukianoff) of Cleveland on Sunday, [[December 7]], 2008, and consecrated Bishop of Manhattan on [[December 10]], 2008, in the Synodal [[Cathedral]] of Our Lady of the Sign, on [[December 10]] of the same year.
Bishop Jerome was retired by the Synod of Bishops on July 13, 2013.
==Works==
*Translator and editor, ''The Greco-Slavonic Liturgy of St. Peter the Apostle'' (2001).
*Translator and editor, ''Liturgiia Apostola Marka: The Divine Liturgy of St. Mark'' (1997).
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