Herman Cleric

Metropolitan Herman (born Joseph Swaiko, February 1, 1932 in Bairdford, Pennsylvania) is the former primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). As the head of the OCA, he was the former Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada. He was elected Metropolitan on July 22, 2002, replacing Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), who retired due to health problems related to a series of strokes.

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Herman
Birth dateFebruary 01, 1932
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Bairdford Pennsylvania
Nationality
United States
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Education
Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary

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