Job (bishop)
Job (* as Richard John Osacky on March 18, 1946 in Chicago ; † December 18, 2009 in Maumee , Ohio ) was an Orthodox Archbishop and Bishop of the Midwestern Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America .
Life
Richard John Osacky studied at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb , Illinois and at Saint Tikhon Seminary in South Canaan , Pennsylvania . In 1970 he became cantor and youth minister in the parish of Saint John the Baptist Church in Black Lick, Pennsylvania. Later he was responsible pastor for the Orthodox church services as well as the implementation of religious instruction and youth work, icons and painting. His commitment to youth work has been recognized nationwide. In 1973 he was ordained a deacon and accepted into the priesthood of Bishop Theodosius of Pittsburgh (later: Metropolitan Theodosius of America and Canada). In addition to his pastoral work, he was a college chaplain for Indiana University in Pennsylvania.
In 1975 Job was given the usual tonsure as a celibate priest ("Father Job") priest monk . He was also named archimandrite in 1982 . The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America elected him Bishop of Hartford and the Diocese of New England. Episcopal ordination took place on January 29, 1983 by Primate Theodosius Lazor at All Saints Church in Hartford, Connecticut. At the November 5, 1992 synod, Job was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Chicago and the Midwest. He was enthroned as bishop of his hometown at Holy Trinity Cathedral on February 6, 1993. Bishop Job was committed to the numerous new parishes in the diocese.
In recognition of his more than twenty years of successful work as archpriest, he was bestowed the personal title of Archbishop at the Holy Synod in 2004. Archbishop Job has gained national fame in recent years for cracking down on alleged financial mismanagement and corruption in church leadership.
He was considered a specialist in iconography and, as a renowned iconologist, was a sought-after lecturer.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Orthodox Archbishop Job Dies," Chicago Tribune, viewed December 29, 2009
- ↑ "Biography of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Job" ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , OCA, accessed December 29, 2009
Web links
- Biography of Archbishop Job
- Archbishop Job, 1946-2009: Hierarch of the Orthodox Church in the Midwest , Chicago Tribune , December 20, 2009
- Funeral Vigil For Archbishop Job (English)
- Job (Osacky) of Chicago on orthodoxwiki.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Boris (Geeza) |
Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest 1993–2009 |
Matthias (Moriak) |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Dmitri (Royster) |
Bishop of Hartford and New England 1983-1993 |
Nikon (Liolin) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | job |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Osacky, Richard John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Archbishop of the Diocese of the Midwest Orthodox Church in America |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 2009 |
| Place of death | Maumee , Ohio |