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[[Image:Mark MaymonMaymon2.jpg|right|thumb|300pxframe|Bishop Mark (Maymon) of Toledo and the Midwest]]His Grace Eminence, the Right Most Reverend Bishop '''Archbishop Mark ''' (born '''Alan Maymon) of Toledo and the Midwest''' is a diocesan ; [[June 22]], [[bishop1958]] , New Albany, Indiana) is Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North Church in America]].

==Life==Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in the 1950s and baptized in Formerly the [[Roman Catholic Churchbishop]], he later became a Pentecostal Christian, attending an Assembly of God church in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and for a period of time before his conversion to Toledo under the Orthodox Church taught [[Old TestamentAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] there, he was received in the OCA during December 2010 after his release by Metr. He later attended [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Philip (Crestwood, Saliba) of New York)|St. Vladimir's Philip]] of the Self-Ruled [[Antiochian Orthodox Theological SeminaryChristian Archdiocese of North America]] in Crestwood, New York, where he earned a M.Th. degree.

Later ordained a == Life ==Alan Maymon was born in New Albany, Indiana on [[deaconJune 22]] , 1958 and [[priestbaptism|baptized]] in the Antiochian Archdiocese[[Roman Catholic Church]]. After graduation from high school in 1976 he attended Indiana University South East before transferring to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. In 1987, he served received a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University where he accepted a position as pastor Adjunct Professor of Old Testament. Introduced to Orthodox Christianity by Fr. George Eber and his professors of Church History, Dr Jerry Sandidge and his Old Testament Professor, Dr Howard Ervin, Bp. Mark was received into the Orthodox Church through Holy [[Chrismation]] on Holy Wednesday, 1989. With the blessing of Metropolitan Philip, he then attended [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. JohnVladimir's Antiochian Orthodox Church Theological Seminary]] in Beaver FallsCrestwood, PennsylvaniaNew York, where in 1991 he earned a Master of Divinity degree. Later he served He worked at St. George the Antiochian Orthodox Church in Grand RapidsVillage from 1991 to 1993 before moving to New Kensington, MichiganPennsylvania, before he was elected to assist Fr [[bishopJohn (Abdalah) of Worcester|John Abdalah]] by , at the same time working as a Mental Health worker at Mercy Psychiatric from 1993-1997, then from 1997-2001 as a crisis worker in the local synod emergency room at University of the Antiochian Archdiocese and consecrated Pittsburgh Medical Centre in Damascus in December of 2004Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

His Grace has yet Bp. Mark was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] at St Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania by Bp. [[Antoun (Khouri) of Miami|Antoun]] on [[August 17]], 1997; and on [[September 7]], 1997, he was ordained to the [[priest]]hood at St George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Antiochian Archdiocese. He served as pastor of St. John's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2000, before being assigned to be enthroned assistant priest at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, replacing Fr John Estephan on his retirement in December 2002. In 2004, he was elected [[bishop]] by the local synod of the Antiochian Archdiocese. On [[cathedralDecember 5]], 2004, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Damascus, Syria by Patr. [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Ignatius IV]] and other bishops. He was then [[enthronement|enthroned]] as Bishop of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest at St. George Cathedral in Toledo, Ohioon [[August 25]], though 2005. After some difficulties regarding the status of the Local Synod in the enthronement will probably take place sometime Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Bp. Mark refused a transfer from his see and requested a release to the Orthodox Church in America, which was officially granted on December 8, 2010. Effective [[January 1]], 2011, Bp. Mark served as Auxiliary to Metropolitan Jonah of Washington, ruling metropolitan of the OCA, with the title "Bishop of Baltimore", and was administrator of the OCA [[Diocese of the South (OCA)|Diocese of the South]] and Synodal Liaison for Departments and Commissions of the Orthodox Church in America. November 13, 2012 he was appointed [[administrator]] of the [[Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA)|Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania]]. On March, 18, 2014, he was elected by the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America to fill the vacant Episcopal See of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. In March 2015, at the Spring session of the Holy Synod, Bp Mark was elevated to the rank of Archbishop. {{start box}}{{succession|before = [[Michael (Shaheen) of Toledo|Michael (Shaheen)]]|title = Bishop of Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian)|years = 2004-2010|after = [[Anthony (Michaels) of Toledo|Anthony (Michaels)]]}}{{succession|before=[[Nikolai (Soraich) of Sitka|Nicholas (Soraich)]]|title=Bishop of Baltimore (OCA)|years=2011-2014|after=—}}{{succession|before=[[Tikhon (Mollard) of Philadelphia|Tikhon (Mollard)]]|title=Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA)|years=2014-present|after=—}}{{end box}} == Sources ==* [http://www.oca.org/news/2352 Bishop Mark released from Antiochian Archdiocese, received by Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in 2005America]* [http://www.antiochian.org/BishopMARK AOCA: About Bishop Mark]* [http://www.antiochian.org/node/24504 Metropolitan Philip Grants A Canonical Release For His Grace Bishop Mark To Be Received Into The Orthodox Church In America]* [http://dosoca.org/files/esc/bishopmarkbio.pdf Biographical Information], submitted to the Diocese of the South (OCA) Episcopal Search Committee.

*[http://www.antiochiandosoca.org/midwest Diocese of Toledo and the MidwestSouth] (Antiochian OCA website)