Archbishop Simeon ( Czech Arcibiskup Simeon , in the world Radiva Jakovlevich , Czech. Radivoj Jakovljević ; February 12, 1926 , Prague ) - bishop of the Orthodox Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia ; from April 9, 2000 - Bishop (from February 12, 2006 - Archbishop) of Olomouc and Brno , from April 12 to December 9, 2013 - Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan Throne of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. The Patriarchate of Constantinople for a long time considered the metropolitan throne vacant, and Simeon the locum tenens [1] .
| Archbishop Simeon | ||
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| Arcibiskup simeon | ||
 Archbishop Simeon in 2013 | ||
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| April 12 - December 9, 2013 | ||
| Predecessor | Christopher (Pulets) | |
| Successor | Rostislav (Gaunt) | |
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| since April 9, 2000 | ||
| Church | Orthodox Church of Czech lands and Slovakia | |
| Predecessor | Christopher (Pulets) | |
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| June 21, 1998 - April 9, 2000 | ||
| Church | Orthodox Church of Czech lands and Slovakia | |
| Birth name | Radiva Yakovlevich | |
| Original name at birth | Radivoj Jakovljević | |
| Birth | February 12, 1926 (93 years old) Prague , Czechoslovakia | |
| Holy Order | December 25, 1958 | |
| Monasticism | June 1, 1998 | |
| Episcopal consecration | June 21, 1998 | |
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Biography
Born February 12, 1926 in Prague . His father was a Serb, his mother a Czech.
He graduated from a real gymnasium in Prague. In 1945 he began teaching theology at Charles University .
From 1949 to 1953 he studied at the Leningrad Theological Academy .
From 1954 to 1959 - Assistant at the Department of Theology of the University of Prešov , taught the Old Testament at the Orthodox Theological Faculty.
He married on September 7, 1958 . On November 1, 1958, he was ordained deacon in Prague, and on December 25, 1958, he was ordained a priest .
From 1959 to 1998 he served in the Prince Vladimir Church in Marianske Lazne .
In 1992, she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Theology .
September 12, 1996 widowed.
On June 1, 1998, at the monastery of the Holy Martyr Gorazd in Gruba, Vrbka was tonsured a monk with the name Simeon in honor of the Serbian prince inok Monk Simeon the Myrrh-streaming .
Bishops
June 21, 1998 at the Prague Cathedral, consecrated bishop of Marianske Lazne, vicar of the Prague diocese .
On April 9, 2000 he was appointed manager of the Olomouc-Brno Diocese .
On February 12, 2006, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop .
On April 12, 2013 he was elected Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan throne of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia .
On December 9, 2013, he was relieved of his position as Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan throne of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia . The Patriarchate of Constantinople did not recognize this decision and continued to consider the metropolitan throne vacant, and Simeon the locum tenens, later changing his decision [1] .
Publications
- Archpriest Alexy Vitvitsky [obituary] // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1973. No. 9. P. 43-44.
- Orthodox Church in Marianske Lazne // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1978. No. 11. P. 45-47.
- New translation of the Bible into Czech // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. M., 1979. No. 12. P. 45-46.
Rewards
- The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the First Degree ( Ukraine , July 27, 2013 ) - for outstanding church activities aimed at raising the authority of Orthodoxy in the world, and on the occasion of the celebration in Ukraine of the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Kievan Rus [2]
- Order of the Holy King Constantine ( Serbian Orthodox Church , 2013 ) [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Patriarch Bartholomew: "The decisions of the synod are invalid ..." .
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 406/2013 "On awarding the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise" (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 27, 2013. Archived August 4, 2013.
- ↑ The primates of the Local Orthodox Churches celebrated the Liturgy in the city where St. Constantine the Great
Links
- Simeon (Yakovlevich) on the Tree. Ru
- Arcibiskup Simeon - Radivoj JAKOVLJEVIČ