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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==
*1999 Autumn: Hmk Gerasim travelled with a group of priests in order to influence a decision to receive them into the [[Jerusalem Patriarchate]]. He then travelled to Georgia to seek further counsel. In a meeting with the Patriarch, he was told that, as a petition had already been made to the Church of Jerusalem, the Church of Georgia could not act on any request. Patr. Ilia gave much good advice to the group.
*2000 Holy Week: Hmk Gerasim travelled to Spruce Island to deliver the request of his monastics and priests that he step down as abbot, stop serving, and return to California to live a repentant, reclusive life. He moved to a cell in Wildwood, California. He also sent a registered letter to Metr. Pangratios informing him that he was ceasing to serve.
*2000 July: Hmk Gerasim and the group met with Bishop Jovan (Mladenović) of the [[St. Sava Church (Jackson, California)|Serbian Orthodox Church in Jackson, California]]. Hmks Gerasim and Damascene met with Bishop Jovan and Metropolitan [[Amfilohije (Radović) of Montenegro and Litoral|Amfilohije of Montenegro]] in October, asking to be received into the Serbian Orthodox Church.
*2000 Nov 27-28: St Herman of Alaska Monastery was received into the Serbian Orthodox Church; Hmk Gerasim was elected abbot on 28 November. The missions, previously looked after by the Monastery, were gradually stabilised into the life of the Diocese.
*2001: Abbot Gerasim began making regular six-monthly pastoral visits to Spruce Island.
*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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