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'''Nicholas (Iuhos)''' (born ''Nicolae Iuhos'') was a [[priest]] and [[archimandrite]] in the [[Church of Romania]], [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] and [[Orthodox Church in America]]. He went into [[schism]] to the [[Holy Orthodox Church in North America]], [[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile#Current status|True Russian Orthodox Church (D)]], and now [[Russian True-Orthodox Church (Vyacheslav)]]. He is RTOC-V [[Bishop]] of Cincinnati and America, and Secretary of their Synod of Bishops.
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'''Nicholas''' (born '''Nicolae Iuhos''') was a [[priest]] and [[archimandrite]] in the [[Church of Romania]], [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] and [[Orthodox Church in America]].
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He went into [[schism]] to the [[Holy Orthodox Church in North America]], [[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile#Current status|True Russian Orthodox Church (Damascene)]], and now [[Russian True-Orthodox Church (Vyacheslav)]]. He is RTOC-V [[Bishop]] of Cincinnati and America, and Secretary of their Synod of Bishops.
  
 
==Biographical sketch==
 
==Biographical sketch==
* 1952 [[February 9]]: Born in Shilindru, Romania.
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Nicolae Iuhos was [[February 9]] 1952 in village Șilindru, Bihor, Romania.
*Married.
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*1973: [[ordination|Ordained]] to the priesthood in the [[Church of Romania]]. Served in Oradea, Romania.
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He married and in 1973 he was [[ordination|Ordained]] to the priesthood in the [[Church of Romania]]. Served in Oradea, Romania.
*1981: Complete the Orthodox Institute in Sibiu, Romania.
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*1982: Elevated to [[Archpriest]].
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In 1981 he Complete the Orthodox Institute in Sibiu, Romania.
*1984: Undertook pilgrimage to [[Jerusalem]] and the Holy Land.  After this, he remained in the West. He moved to Germany, and transferred to ROCOR.
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*1987: Moved to Australia.  Served as second priest at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Dandenong (Victoria, Australia) to care for Romanian-speaking faithful.
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In 1982 he elevated to the rank of [[archpriest]].
*1991: Rector of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Perth (Western Australia).
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*1991: Became a [[monk]], elevated to [[Igumen]].
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In 1984 during pilgrimage to [[Jerusalem]] and the Holy Land he refused to return to homeland remained in the West. He moved to Germany, and transferred to ROCOR.
*1992: Transferred to serve in Jerusalem.
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*late 1990s: Served as rector of [[St. Catherine the Great Martyr Church (Moscow)|St. Catherine's Church]], Moscow, the representation church of the [[Orthodox Church in America]] to the [[Church of Russia]].
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In 1987 he moved to Australia to serve as second priest at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Dandenong (Victoria, Australia) to care for Romanian-speaking faithful.
*2000s: Moved to the United States.
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:At some point, he was elevated to Archimandrite.
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In 1991 he appointed rector of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Perth (Western Australia).
*2005: Established [[Holy_Cross_Monastery_(Niagara_Falls,_New_York)|Holy Cross Monastery]] in Niagara Falls, New York, under the Orthodox Church in America.
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*2009: Left the Church and joined the schismatic Holy Orthodox Church in North America.
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In 1991 he Became a [[monk]], elevated to [[Igumen]].
*2010 [[February 22]]: Left HOCNA and joined the "True Russian Orthodox Church", under Metropolitan Damascene of Moscow.
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In 1992 he transferred to serve in Jerusalem as acting Head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem (ROCOR).
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May 4, 1993 at the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad Metropolitan Vitaly (Ustinov) nominated him to the bishopric, but аrchbishops [[Mark (Arndt) of Berlin|Mark (Arndt)]] and [[Laurus (Škurla) of New York|Laurus (Škurla)]] voted against.
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In November 1993, passed into jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America, where he was elevated to the rank of [[Archimandrite]].
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Since 1999 he served as rector of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the city of Passaic.
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At March 19-22, 2001 Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America appointed him as Rector of the [[St. Catherine the Great Martyr Church (Moscow)|Great Martyr Catherine in Moscow]] and the OCA’s Representation Church to the [[Church of Russia]]; effective since June 1<ref>http://oca.org/news/archived/holy-synod-appoints-new-rector-for-oca-representation-church-in-moscow</ref>.
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After nearly year of service in Moscow had to resign due to health problems<ref>http://foma.ru/moya-amerika-moya-rossiya.html</ref> and moved to the United StatesБ.
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In 2005 he established [[Holy Cross Monastery (Niagara Falls, New York)|Holy Cross Monastery]] in Niagara Falls, New York, under the Orthodox Church in America.
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In 2009 he left the Church and joined the schismatic Holy Orthodox Church in North America.
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[[February 22]] 2010: Left HOCNA and joined the scismatic "Russian Orthodox Church" (Российская православная церковь) under "Metropolitan" Damascene (Balabanov) of Moscow (former priest of ROCOR in Russia).
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*2010 [[June 12]]: Archimandrite Nicholas was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] as Bishop of Cincinnati by Metropolitan Damascene of Moscow, Archbishop John of Zaporizhzya and Little Rus', and Bishop Andrian of Chisinau and Moldova as head of the North American Vicariate of the "True Russian Orthodox Church."
 
*2010 [[June 12]]: Archimandrite Nicholas was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] as Bishop of Cincinnati by Metropolitan Damascene of Moscow, Archbishop John of Zaporizhzya and Little Rus', and Bishop Andrian of Chisinau and Moldova as head of the North American Vicariate of the "True Russian Orthodox Church."
 
*2012 [[April 26]]: Bishop Nicholas is accepted into the Russian True-Orthodox Church under Metropolitan Alexey (Bondarenko) of Moscow.
 
*2012 [[April 26]]: Bishop Nicholas is accepted into the Russian True-Orthodox Church under Metropolitan Alexey (Bondarenko) of Moscow.

Revision as of 21:05, November 15, 2014

Nicholas (born Nicolae Iuhos) was a priest and archimandrite in the Church of Romania, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and Orthodox Church in America.

He went into schism to the Holy Orthodox Church in North America, True Russian Orthodox Church (Damascene), and now Russian True-Orthodox Church (Vyacheslav). He is RTOC-V Bishop of Cincinnati and America, and Secretary of their Synod of Bishops.

Biographical sketch

Nicolae Iuhos was February 9 1952 in village Șilindru, Bihor, Romania.

He married and in 1973 he was Ordained to the priesthood in the Church of Romania. Served in Oradea, Romania.

In 1981 he Complete the Orthodox Institute in Sibiu, Romania.

In 1982 he elevated to the rank of archpriest.

In 1984 during pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land he refused to return to homeland remained in the West. He moved to Germany, and transferred to ROCOR.

In 1987 he moved to Australia to serve as second priest at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Dandenong (Victoria, Australia) to care for Romanian-speaking faithful.

In 1991 he appointed rector of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Perth (Western Australia).

In 1991 he Became a monk, elevated to Igumen.

In 1992 he transferred to serve in Jerusalem as acting Head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem (ROCOR).

May 4, 1993 at the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad Metropolitan Vitaly (Ustinov) nominated him to the bishopric, but аrchbishops Mark (Arndt) and Laurus (Škurla) voted against.

In November 1993, passed into jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America, where he was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite.

Since 1999 he served as rector of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the city of Passaic.

At March 19-22, 2001 Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America appointed him as Rector of the Great Martyr Catherine in Moscow and the OCA’s Representation Church to the Church of Russia; effective since June 1[1].

After nearly year of service in Moscow had to resign due to health problems[2] and moved to the United StatesБ. In 2005 he established Holy Cross Monastery in Niagara Falls, New York, under the Orthodox Church in America.

In 2009 he left the Church and joined the schismatic Holy Orthodox Church in North America.

February 22 2010: Left HOCNA and joined the scismatic "Russian Orthodox Church" (Российская православная церковь) under "Metropolitan" Damascene (Balabanov) of Moscow (former priest of ROCOR in Russia).

  • 2010 June 12: Archimandrite Nicholas was consecrated as Bishop of Cincinnati by Metropolitan Damascene of Moscow, Archbishop John of Zaporizhzya and Little Rus', and Bishop Andrian of Chisinau and Moldova as head of the North American Vicariate of the "True Russian Orthodox Church."
  • 2012 April 26: Bishop Nicholas is accepted into the Russian True-Orthodox Church under Metropolitan Alexey (Bondarenko) of Moscow.

Source

  • http://oca.org/news/archived/holy-synod-appoints-new-rector-for-oca-representation-church-in-moscow
  • http://foma.ru/moya-amerika-moya-rossiya.html
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