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Peter (L'Huillier) of New York

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==Life==
Archbishop Peter was born as Paul L'Huillier on [[December 3]], 1926, in Paris, France. He embraced the Orthodox faith in 1945 while enrolled at the [[Seminaries#France|St. Denys Institute]] in Paris. His Eminence L'Huillier also did graduate work at the University of Paris and received a Licentiate of [[Theology]] from the [[Seminary|Moscow Theological Academy]] in 1962 and a Doctorate of [[Canons (law)|Canon Law]] degree in 1985.
The Archbishop archbishop began his ecclesiastical life on [[August 30]], 1954, when he was [[tonsure]]d [[Monk]] Peter. On [[September 4]] and [[September 5|5]], 1954, he was [[ordination|ordained]] [[hierodeacon]] and [[hieromonk]] by Abp. Boris, [[Exarch]] of the Russian [[Patriarchate]] in Europe. His priestly work took place at two Orthodox churches in Paris, Three Hierarchs and the Church of our Lady the Joy of Those who Sorrow. In 1960, Abp. Peter was elevated to the rank of [[Archimandrite]]. On [[September 12]], 1968, the [[feast]] of St. [[Alexander Nevsky]] at the former St. Alexander Nevsky [[Monastery]] (Lavra) in St. Petersburg (then called Leningrad), Abp. Peter was consecrated Bishop of Chersonese. Participating at that consecration were the Metropolitan of Leningrad, [[Nikodim (Rotov) of Leningrad|Nikodim (Rotov)]] and [[Metropolitan]] [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh]].
As [[bishop]], he was a member of the mother Russian Orthodox Church , which granted [[autocephaly]] to the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. In 1979, he was invited to come to the young autocephalous church by His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius. He was designated as an [[auxiliary bishop]] to the Metropolitan, with the title of "Bishop of Brooklyn" until 1981.
In 1981, when the [[Holy Synod]] of Bishops established the new diocese of Washington, DC, for the seat of the Primate, he was installed as the Bishop of the remaining part of the Metropolitan's former local diocese with the title "Bishop of New York and New Jersey." In 1990, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America bestowed on him the title of Archbishop of New York and New Jersey.
Archbishop Abp. Peter's linguistic fluency (in four languages), his academic and collegial contacts, his extensive background formal degree in the Orthodox canonical traditions, his knowledge about the familiarity with varieties of ethnic and national Orthodox customs, have all made him one of the most qualified and astute more academically involved Orthodox [[hierarch]]s worldwide. He also chaired the OCA's External Affairs Department for many years. His dealings within the international Orthodox community often brought him face to face with other notable [[hierarch]]s and Church leaders, many of whom he has known personally. This helped establish beneficial relations between the Orthodox Church in America and other Orthodox Churches. His Eminence was also Canonical Advisor for the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA). He was active in promoting Orthodox unity and Orthodox presence in North America since coming to this country.
No less important has been Archbishop Peter's In the academic career. He world, he lectured at the Institute of St. Denys, Paris, France, from 1949 to 1950. From 1952 to 1962, he taught at the Three Hierarchs Seminary in Villemoisson, France. He was a Professor at the Catholic University in Paris from 1966 to 1978. He has been was Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Seminary]], Crestwood, New York, since 1979. As a specialist in Orthodox Canon Law, Archbishop Peter occupied a prominent positionpositions. He was often sought as an expert in this field His final book, published by other St. Vladimir's Press, urged the Orthodox Churches to adopt the Western Christian calculation of Easter, aka [[jurisdictionPaschalion]]. This has been a controversial topic for some time in Eastern Orthodox circles. Some critics of Archbishop Peter's and is invited book emphasized that only the Eastern Paschalion holds to represent the Orthodox Church at various conferencesNicene Council's 4th century prohibition on celebrating the Resurrection before the Jewish Passover. Abandoning it could imply a subtle subtext of anti-Semitism, meetingsthey argued, since it would mean further decoupling the connection between Christianity and ecumenical dialoguesJudiasm. This criticism is made on both historical and contemporary grounds, the latter being that Western Christianity annually ignores contemporary Jews' calculation of Passover.
His After more than 30 thirty years of episcopal service have coincided with many important events in the history of the Orthodox Church in this century. During these years, His Eminence has been as a constant and dedicated leader and guide. In March of 2005hierarch, the members of the Holy Synod of the OCA accepted Archbishop Peter's request for retirementin March, 2005. He was had been on a leave of absence since from the spring 2004 session of the Holy Synod. His retirement became effective [[April 30]], 2005.
In light of Archbishop Abp. Peter's retirement, the members of the Holy Synod decided to establish the new [[Diocese of Washington and New York (OCA)|Diocese of Washington and New York]], composed of the former [[Diocese of New York and New Jersey (OCA)|Diocese of New York and New Jersey]] and the [[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Diocese of Washington]], effective [[April 30]], 20052009. The move was a return to the diocesan boundaries and structure that had existed until 1981, when the Diocese of Washington was created as the seat of the OCA [[Primate]].
Abp. Peter reposed on [[November 19]], 2007. In 2010, the OCA Synod of Bishops abolished the merged diocese, returned the Metropolitan see to Washington, D.C., and reestablished the Diocese of New York and New Jersey. Bishop [[Michael (Dahulich) of New York|Michael (Dahulich)]] was appointed leader of the revitalized diocese in May, 2010.
==Articles==
His doctoral dissertation has recently been was published and received critical accolades as (''The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils'', St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1996). [http://www.svspress.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_4&products_id=34] ISBN 0881410071
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[[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity|L'Huillier]]
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