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==Life==Archbishop Mark was born Michael Arndt on [[January 29 January ]], 1941 in the city of Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany.

In 1964As a child, Michael attended the schools in Frankfurt am Main, while graduating in 1960. After finishing school he volunteered for military service in West Germany for one year. Later he was studying English and Slavistics at called back to serve several times, rising to the University rank of Heidelberglieutenant-senior. In 1962, he converted entered Frankfurt University, then later transferred to Orthodoxy. In the course University of his study of Slavistics, he became a specialist Heidelberg. His academic program included studies in a number of English and Slavic languages and literature, including Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Czech and Macedonian. He completed his PhD. with the doctoral thesis "Biographical Literature of the Tver Duchy in the 14th and 15th Centuries".

He began In the course of his theological studies study of Slavistics, he became a specialist in 1973 in Belgradea number of Slavic languages and literature, including Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, then finished Czech and Macedonian. He completed his degree PhD with the doctoral thesis "Biographical Literature of the Tver Duchy in theology the 14th and 15th Centuries". During his studies of Russian, he became acquainted with the Russian émigré community in 1979Frankfurt. He was ordained a deacon in While studying under Professor Dimitri Chizhevsky at the summer University of 1975Heidelberg, and was ordained a heiromonk three days laterhe visited the ROCOR [[St. Alexander Nevsky Church (Mannheim, then appointed as Deputy Rector Baden-Wuerttemberg)|Church of the Russian church St. Alexander Nevsky in WiesbadenMannheim]]. In 19761964, he was elevated [[conversion|converted]] to Orthodox Christianity and became a reader. He later made trips to [[Mount Athos]] where he developed friendships with many of the rank of archimandriteelders, including two Hiero-schema-monks named Seraphim and Hiero-schema-monk Avel.

He continued his theological studies in 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia graduating with a degree in theology in 1979. In 1980Belgrade, Michael became part of a tightly-knit group of Serbia elder's students through [[Archimandrite]] [[Justin Popovich]], hieromonks Amphilochius, Afanasi, Artemije, and Irinj, he was elevated to now bishops of the rank [[Church of bishopSerbia]]. In 1975, becoming Michael chose a [[monasticism|monastic]] life and was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name Mark by Abp. [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (ROCORPavlov) bishop ]] then Bishop of Stuttgart and Southern Germany. In 1982, he He was promoted to be bishop [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] in the summer of Berlin 1975, and Germanya [[hieromonk]] three days later by Abp. Paul. In the mid-1980's, he Hieromonk Mark was appointed Ruling Bishop Deputy [[Rector]] of the Diocese of Great Britain and Rector of St Alexander Nevsky Parish Russian church in CopenhagenWiesbaden, Germany. In 19901976, he was elevated to the rank of Archbishop. In 1997, he was also appointed Overseer of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem[[archimandrite]].

Archbishop Mark has been one In 1980, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] bishop, and was installed as the most ardent supporters (ROCOR) Bishop of Church unity between ROCOR Munich and the Moscow PatriarchateSouthern Germany, succeeding [[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Archbishop Paul (Pavlov)]], who became Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and worked tirelessly New Zealand. As a result, Bishop Mark moved to see this goal achievedthe [[Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev (Munich)|Monastery of St. From 1993-1997Job of Pochaev in Munich]], where he headed helped re-establish and reinvigorate the dialog between monastery. In 1982, due to the two dioceses serious illness of Archbishop [[Philotheus (Narko) of Berlin|Philotheus (Narko)]] he accepted the Russian Orthodox Church Outside title of as Bishop of Russia Berlin and the Moscow Patriarchate) in the united All Germany. Since 2000However, he has been continues to reside at the President Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev in Munich. In the Committee on mid-1980's, he was appointed Ruling Bishop of the Unity [[Diocese]] of Great Britain and [[Rector]] of the Russian [[St. Alexander Nevsky Church(Copenhagen)|St. Alexander Nevsky Parish in Copenhagen]]. In 1990, and since 2003, he was elevated to the President rank of the Commission on talks with the Moscow Patriarchate[[Archbishop]]. This In 1997, he was a large part also appointed Overseer of the impetus which brought about the reunification of the ROCOR and MP churches, which finally took place Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in 2006Jerusalem.

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