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Archimandrite His Beatitude, the Most Blessed '''Tikhon (Mollard) of Washington''' was elected [[primate]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]] (OCA) at the 17th [[All-American Council]]. His title is "Archbishop of [[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Washington]], Metropolitan of All America and Canada". ==Life==Bishop Tikhon was born Marc R. Mollard in Boston, MA Massachusetts on [[July 15]], 1966, the oldest of three children born to Francois and Elizabeth Mollard. After brief periods living in Connecticut, France, and Missouri, he and his family settled in Reading, PAPennsylvania, where he graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1984. In 1988 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Sociology from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PAPennsylvania, after which he moved to Chicago, where he attended services at Ss. Peter and Paul Church ([[OCA]]).

In 1989 he was received into the Orthodox Church from [[Anglican Communion|Episcopalianism ]], and, in the fall of the same year, he began studies at Saint [[St. Tikhon 's Orthodox Theological Seminary(South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Seminary]] in South Canaan, PAPennsylvania. One year later he entered the [[monasticism|monastic ]] community at Saint [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon 's Monastery ]] as a [[novice]].

After receiving his Master of Divinity degree from Saint St. Tikhon Seminary 's in 1993, he was appointed as an instructor in [[Old Testament at Saint Tikhon Seminary]] Studies there. He continues to serve as Senior Lecturer senior lecturer in Old Testament, teaching Master master's level courses in the Prophets [[prophet]]s and the [[Psalms ]] and Wisdom Literature. He is also an instructor in the seminary's Extension Studies extension studies program, offering courses in the lives of the Old Testament saints[[saint]]s, the liturgical use of the Old Testament, and the Old Testament in [[patristics|patristic ]] literature.

Archimandrite Tikhon collaborated with Igumen Alexander In 1995 he was [[tonsure]]d to the lesser schema by His Eminence [[Archbishop]] [[Herman (GolitzinSwaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman]] and given the name Tikhon, in the publication honor of St. [[Tikhon of "The Living Witness Moscow|Patriarch Tikhon]], Enlightener of North America. Later that year he was [[ordination|ordaine]]d to the Holy Mountain," published by Saint [[deacon|Diaconate]] and Holy [[Priest]]hood at St. Tikhon Seminary Press, by illustrating this classic book about Mount Athos's Monastery. In 1998 he was elevated to the rank of [[igumen]] and in 2000 to the rank of [[archimandrite]].

In 1995 he was tonsured to the Lesser Schema by His Eminence, Archbishop Herman, and given the name Archimandrite Tikhon, collaborated with Igumen [[Alexander Golitzin|Alexander (Golitzin)]] in honor the publication of Saint Patriarch Tikhon, Enlightener "The Living Witness of North America. Later that year he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate and Holy Priesthood at Saint Mountain," published by St. Tikhon Monastery. In 1998 he was elevated to the rank of IgumenSeminary Press, and in 2000 to the rank of Archimandriteby illustrating this classic book about [[Mount Athos]].

In December 2002, he was appointed by [[Metropolitan ]] Herman to serve as Deputy Abbot deputy abbot of St. Tikhon's Monastery. Archimandrite Tikhon was consecrated to the episcopacy at the monastery on Saturday, [[February 14]], 2004 by his Beatitude Herman, becoming Bishop of South Canaan. On [[October 29]], 2005, Bishop Tikhon was officially installed as the ruling [[hierarch]] of the [[Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA)|Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania]] during [[Divine Liturgy]] at the Saint Stephen Cathedral.  On [[May 9]], 2012, he was elevated to the dignity of Archbishop, and on November 13, 2012, Archbishop Tikhon was elected Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.  ==External link==*[http://oca.org/News.asp?ID=867&SID=19 Bishop Tikhon installed as ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania] - OCA Web site.*[http://oca.org/news/headline-news/archbishop-tikhon-elected-metropolitan-of-all-american-and-canada Archbishop Tikhon Monasteryelected Metropolitan of All America and Canada] - OCA Web site.  {{start box}}{{succession|before=&mdash;|title=Bishop of South Canaan|years=2004-2005|after=&mdash;}}{{succession|before=[[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman (Swaiko)]]|title=[[Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA)|Bishop of Philadelphia (OCA)]]|years=2005-2012|after=[[Mark (Maymon) of Philadelphia]]}}{{succession|before=[[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington and New York|Jonah (Paffhausen)]]|title=[[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Archbishop of Washington]], <br>[[OCA|Metropolitan of All America and Canada (OCA)]]|years=2012-present|after=&mdash;}}{{end box}}  [[Category:Bishops]][[Category:Bishops of Washington]][[Category:Bishops of Philadelphia]][[Category:Bishops of South Canaan]][[Category:21st-century bishops]][[Category:Monastics]][[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity|Mollard]][[Category:Converts to Orthodox Christianity from Protestantism|Mollard]][[Category:St.Tikhon's Seminary Graduates]][[Category:Metropolitans of the OCA]]