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Archimandrite '''Gerasim (Eliel)''' is the dean of St Seraphim's Cathedral, Dallas. He was formerly the abbot of St Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, and was involved in bringing the monastery back into the Orthodox Church. On [[February 16]], 2015, he was nominated to be the next bishop of the [[Diocese of the South (OCA)]], and on [[March 18]], 2015, he was appointed by the Holy Synod as the Administrator of that diocese.
==Biographical sketch==
*2013 Sep: Assigned to St Seraphim's Cathedral, Dallas.
*2015 Feb 16: Archim. Gerasim was overwhelmingly nominated to fill the vacant See of Dallas and the South at the Special Diocesan Assembly, held at Christ the Saviour Cathedral. His name was submitted for canonical election by the Holy Synod of Bishops at their March 2015 meeting. [http://oca.org/news/headline-news/diocese-of-the-south-nominates-archimandrite-gerasim-for-vacant-dallas-see]
*2015 Mar 18: The Holy Synod, stating an identified need for episcopal candidates of a diocese to serve as Administrator, appointed Archim. Gerasim to be the Administrator of the Diocese of the South, under Metropolitan [[Tikhon (Mollard) of Washington|Tikhon]] as ''locum tenens''. [http://oca.org/news/headline-news/holy-synod-of-bishops-concludes-spring-session2] [http://oca.org/PDF/NEWS/2015/2015-0321-mt-letter-dos-archimgerasim.pdf]
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