Difference between revisions of "Mark (Lipa) of Levka"
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| + | A group of clergy and laity who knew of his chanting skills when he accompanied Archbishop [[Christopher (Kissi)]] in the early 1930’s supported his initial efforts upon his coming to Boston, Massachusetts, a city with perhaps the largest concentration of Albanian Orthodox communicants<ref name=stnicholasalbanianchicago/>. | ||
On 10 September 1950 in Constantinople he was ordained titular Bishop of Levka for the needs of the of [[Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America]] under [[Church of Constantinople|Conatatinople Patriarchate]] with headquarter in [[Boston]]<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19580819&id=UgUkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4QAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7193,3023028</ref>. | On 10 September 1950 in Constantinople he was ordained titular Bishop of Levka for the needs of the of [[Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America]] under [[Church of Constantinople|Conatatinople Patriarchate]] with headquarter in [[Boston]]<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19580819&id=UgUkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4QAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7193,3023028</ref>. | ||
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Bishop Mark Lipa (December 25, 1919, Istanbul - March 11, 1982, Boston) was titular bishop of Levka, ruling bishop of Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America under Conatatinople Patriarchate.
Biography
Mark I. Lipa was born in Istanbul on December 25, 1919.
He was educated the lyceum in Korca[1] and then graduated from the Patriarchal Theological School of Chalki in Turkey[2].
A group of clergy and laity who knew of his chanting skills when he accompanied Archbishop Christopher (Kissi) in the early 1930’s supported his initial efforts upon his coming to Boston, Massachusetts, a city with perhaps the largest concentration of Albanian Orthodox communicants[1].
On 10 September 1950 in Constantinople he was ordained titular Bishop of Levka for the needs of the of Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America under Conatatinople Patriarchate with headquarter in Boston[3].
The bishop, active in Pan Orthodox and ecumenical activities, was a member of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas and New Endland Consultation of church leaders.
He passed away on March 11, 1982. He was 62.
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