Constantine of Irinoupolis
Constantine of Irinoupolis | |
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Anthony (Scharba) | |
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| Born | July 29, 1936 |
| Died | May 21, 2012 (aged 75) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Metropolitan Constantine (secular name Theodore Stanislavovich Buggan; July 29, 1936 – May 21, 2012) was the Metropolitan of Irinoupolis, and
Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. The primatial cathedral is in Parma, Ohio (St. Vladimir Cathedral), and the Church's head offices and Consistory are based in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.[1][2]
Early life
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Metropolitan Constantine was born in
Crestwood, New York and Duquesne University
, receiving a doctorate in philosophy from the latter.
Priesthood and episcopacy
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On April 23, 1967, he was ordained deacon in
Chicago, Illinois and at St Nicholas Church in Troy, New York
.
Father Theodore was tonsured a monk on December 18, 1971, receiving the name Constantine, and on May 7, 1972, he was consecrated by Metropolitan
Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) in 1993 he became the Primate of the UOC in America, and in 1994, of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
in the Diaspora.
From 1995 to 1996, the UOC in America and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Diaspora entered in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and Metropolitan Constantine received the titular diocese of Irinoupolis.
Death
Constantine of Irinoupolis died from congestive heart failure on May 21, 2012, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 75.[citation needed
]
External links
- Profile, portal-credo.ru
- Metropolitan Constantine's final sermon (video) two days before his death
- Metropolitan Constantine Enters Eternal Rest
Notes
- ^ Constatine of Irinoupolis Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, aartsbisdom.be; accessed May 18, 2017.
- ^ Metropolitan Constantine, dies at 76, ncccusa.org; accessed May 18, 2017.