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Gerasim (Eliel)

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*2009 Feb 14: Hdcn [[Hilarion (Waas)]], having been transferred to the monastery by Bp Jovan, was ordained to the priesthood. When Hmk Gerasim left the monastery, he appointed Hmk Hilarion to be his successor, and was elevated by Bp Maxim.
===OCA===
*2009 August: Abbot Gerasim began studies at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St Vladimir's Seminary]] and was considered an episcopal candidate for the vacant [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)]]. He was asked by the Holy Synod to study at a seminary for a year. However, once there, he decided to remain for three years and graduate graduated with a Master of Divinity degree- as the 2012 class valedictorian. .
*2010 Summer: Igumen Gerasim visited 35 villages in Alaska, serving in ~10, and was introduced as a candidate to be the next bishop (a role that was actually filled by Bp [[David (Mahaffey) of Alaska|David]]).
*2012: After graduating as class valedictorian, he was assigned to be assistant priest at Holy Virgin Cathedral, Los Angeles. *2013 Sep: Assigned to St Seraphim's Cathedral, Dallas. *2015 Feb 16: Archim. Gerasim was overwhelmingly nominated to be fill the Bishop 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]
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