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'''Bishop Theodosius (Ivashchenko)''' is the Bishop of Seattle, [[Vicar]] Bishop of the [[Diocese]] of Western America ([[ROCOR]]).
[[Image:Bishop_Theodosy.jpg|left|250px350px|thumb|Bishop Theodosius celebrating Nativity Liturgy at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Seattle, WA]]Bishop Theodosy (Ivashchenko) studied at the Kiev Institute of
Technology before attending Kiev Seminary, becoming a [[monk]], and being ordained [[Hieromonk]]. He served a [[parish]] 60 km. from Chernobyl, Ukraine for two years before being transferred to the Holy Land, where he served at monasteries on the Mount of Olives and in Hebron. After moving to the USA and living in a [[monastery]] in Minnesota for several years, he came to
San Francisco and was assigned to serve at St.Tikhon’s Russian Orthodox Church. Fr. Theodosius was also a teacher at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Russian School and at St. John’s from 2001 to 2008.<ref>[http://stjohnsacademysf.org/files/FacProfiles6.pdf St. John of San Francisco Academy Faculty Profiles 2007-2008, 5-16-2008]</ref> He was elected [[bishop]] in May 2008 <ref>[http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2008/5enmhukaz.html Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad: May 16, 2008, Decrees of the Council of Bishops.]</ref> , and this election was confirmed by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Russian Orthodox Church on June 23rd.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-rocor/message/8831 Interfax, June 23, 2008:The Synod of the Russian Church has, for the first time, confirmed the election of bishops for ROCOR, translated by Fr. John Shaw]</ref>
