His Grace the Right Reverend [[Bishop ]] '''Nicholas (Ziorov) of the AleutiansWarsaw''' was a 19th century [[bishop]] of the [[Church of Russia]] serving in Alaska and other parts of the Russian Empire. He was known as a leader who demanded prompt compliance with his instructions, yet was diplomatically careful. Bp. Nicholas successfully surrounded himself with able assistants, assistants who would be among the significant personalities in the growth of the North American mission. During his time as Bishop of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska the Orthodox presence in the United States grow grew from five to 17 parishes [[parish]]es while he still cared for the community in Alaska.

Michael Zacharovich Ziorov Bp. Nicholas was born on May 21, 1851 in the District of Kherson. He completed his education at the Moscow Theological Academy, graduating in 1878a stern person who presented himself with stately dignity. While still a layman quick tempered he held the position of Inspector at the Vologda was diplomatically careful and the Mogilev seminarieswould good naturally make amends for his flare ups. In 1887He surrounded himself with able assistants, he entered monastic lifenumbering among them such priests as [[Alexander Hotovitzky]], receiving his [[tonsureTheophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Theodore Pashkovsky]] and name of Nicholas. Later in the year he was , [[ordination|ordainedJohn Kochurov]] a , [[deaconAlexis of Wilkes-Barre|Alexis Toth]] , and then a [[priestRaphael of Brooklyn|Raphael Hawaweeny]]who are all well remembered for their services in the early 20th century. He was then appointed Rector Since his arrival as Bishop of the North American diocese, the number of parishes kept growing as the numbers of people returning from the Moscow Theological SeminaryUnia continued. He continued in this position until To provide communications among these parishes he initiated publication of the English-Russian-language weekly, the [[September 29Russian Orthodox American Messenger|''Russian Orthodox American Messenger'']], 1891 when he was consecrated Bishop under the editorship of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska[[Alexander Hotovitsky]].

Yet Bp. Nicholas was a stern person who presented himself with stately dignity. While quick tempered he was diplomatically careful and would good naturally make amends for continued to look after his flare upsflock in Alaska. He surrounded himself with able assistantsmade two tours of the parishes and [[chapel]]s that served the 15, numbering among them such priests as Alexander Hotovitsky, Theodore Pashkovsky, John Kochurov, Alexis Toth, and Raphael Hawaweeny who would are all well remembered for their services 000 native Orthodox Christians in the early 20th century. Since his arrival as Bishop original centers of the Orthodox mission in North American dioceseAmerica. In 1897, he visited the number of parishes faithful who had kept growing as settled in the numbers midlands of people returning from the Unia continuedCanada. To provide communications among these parishes he initiated publication With the shift of activity toward the English-Russian language weeklyeastern United States, he transferred the ‘‘Russian American Messenger’’ under the editorship of Alexander Hotovitskymission school from San Francisco to Minneapolis.

Yet Then in 1898, Bp. Nicholas continued was transferred back to look after his flock in Alaska. He made two tours Russia, to be [[Archbishop]] of the parishes Diocese of Tver and chapels that served the 15,000 native Orthodox Christians in the original centers of the Orthodox mission in North AmericaKashin. In 1897, Subsequently he visited the faithful who had settled in the midlands was assigned as Archbishop of CanadaWarsaw. With As World War I engulfed the shift of activity toward the eastern United States, area he moved to St. Petersburg where he transferred died during the mission school from San Francisco to Minneapolisautumn of 1915.

Then in 1898==External links==*[http://www.asna.ca/alaska Alaskan Orthodox Christian texts (Tlingit)], Bp. commissioned by Bishop Nicholas was transferred back to Russia, to be Archbishop of the Diocese of Tver and Kashin. Subsequently he was assigned as Archbishop of Warsaw. As World War I engulfed the area he moved to St. Petersburg where he died during the autumn of 1915.(Ziorov)

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