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==Life==
Metr. Vladimir was born Basil Nagosky on [[March 6]], 1922, in Donora, Pennsylvania, to immigrant parents from Galicia. Shortly after his birth he moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II and the the U.S. Civil Service for almost six years thereafter, both in the United States and abroad. He then attended the Western Reserve University in Cleveland, receiving a baccalaureate degree. He continued his education, attended Columbia University in New York and the University of Vienna for a year each. Basil then attended [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] in New York, completing his studies in 1959. While attending St Vladimir's seminary he was [[ordainordination|ordained]]ed a [[deacon]] and then a [[priest]] after he completed his studies.
Fr. Basil's first parish assignment was as a [[missionary]] priest in St Michael's Cathedral in Sitka, Alaska, as well as along the Aleutian Islands. Fr. Basil took [[monastic]] vows in 1961, receiving the name Vladimir. He was next assigned to the Church of Japan. On [[October 14]], 1962, [[Archimandrite]] Vladimir was consecrated Bishop of Kyoto and auxiliary to the Archbishop of Tokyo, then Archbishop [[Nikon (de Greve) of Tokyo|Nikon (de Greve)]]. At the time he was the second American-born bishop consecrated in Japan. Then, in 1964, the Holy Synod of the Metropolia appointed Bp. Vladimir the ruling bishop for Tokyo and Japan, replacing Abp. Nikon who had returned to the United States the previous year.
