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Former and Retired Bishops

This page contains a list of the entire former and retired episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America.

The Most Blessed Theodosius (Lazor)

Former Archbishop of Washington,
Metropolitan of All America and Canada

c/o 90 Humbert Ln
Washington, PA 15301

Phone: 724-228-4740

Consecration date: May 6, 1967
Elected Primate: October 25, 1977
Nameday: September 9
Biography

The Most Blessed Herman (Swaiko)

Former Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada

Consecration date: February 10, 1973
Elected Primate: July 22, 2002
Nameday: August 9
Biography

The Most Reverend Lazar (Puhalo)

Former Archbishop of Ottawa

37323 Hawkins Pickle Rd.
Dewdney, BC
Canada V0M1H0

Office: 604-826-9336
Fax: 604-820-9758

Consecration date: September 28, 1990
Nameday: November 25

The Right Reverend Seraphim (Sigrist)

Former Bishop of Sendai

320 S Broadway Unit P7
Tarrytown, NY 10591

Consecration date: December 19, 1971
Nameday: January 2
Biography

The Right Reverend Tikhon (Fitzgerald)

Former Bishop of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West

649 Robinson St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Office: 323-663-4752
Fax: 800-323-6921

Consecration date: May 30, 1987
Nameday: August 13

The Right Reverend Matthias (Moriak)

Former Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest

708 Virginia Ave
Martinsburg, WV 25401-2130

Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Consecration date: April 30, 2011
Nameday: August 9
Biography

The Right Reverend Varlaam (Novakshonoff)

Former Bishop of Vancouver