Daniel (Alexandrov)
Bishop Daniel ( Russian Епископ Даниил , born Dmitri Borisovich Aleksandrov , Russian Дмитрий Борисович Александров * 15. September 1930 in Odessa , Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ; † 26. April 2010 in Erie , Pennsylvania , United States ) was a Russian- American Russian- Orthodox Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad .
Life
Alexandrov was born in Odessa , Soviet Union in 1930 . Due to anti- communist relationships in the family, Dmitri's father, Boris Alexandrov , decided in 1938 to move the family to Zlatoust in the Urals . Within months of moving, he was arrested and disappeared; it was later announced that he had been executed. The family then moved back to Odessa with their mother.
In 1944 they followed the fleeing troops of the German Wehrmacht and within two years they took up residence in the Alps . There were relatives in the United States who made it possible for the family to immigrate to America. So the family came to New York City in 1949 . From 1952 to 1958 Dmitri studied at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary . He graduated with the first senior class, together with the future Metropolitan Laurus Schkurla .
From the beginning, Alexandrov showed great interest in the old faith " edinoverie " and decided on a reconciliation with the Old Believers to work towards.
He was ordained a deacon in August 1965 and a priest soon thereafter .
In 1988 he received the tonsure and the monk name "Daniel". On August 13, 1988, he was ordained Vicar Bishop for the East American Diocese and received the title "Bishop of Erie , Pennsylvania , Defender of the Old Rite" (Bishop of Erie, PA). The "Church of the Nativity" is its seat . With this congregation he took on an important role in the reunification of the Church abroad with the Russian Orthodox Church. He was temporarily Administrator of the Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand from 1995 to 1996.
Bishop Daniel died in Erie on April 26, 2010 and was buried in St. John the Divine Cemetery on April 28 .
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alexandrow, Dmitri Borissowitsch (maiden name); Даниил, Епископ (Russian); Александров, Дмитрий Борисович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-American Russian Orthodox Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa , Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2010 |
| Place of death | Erie , Pennsylvania , United States |