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Pan-Orthodox bishop of Latin America and the Caribbean
New Pan-Orthodox bishop for Latin America and the Caribbean
Andrew Bishop (Vujisic) Archimandrite Tralles Andrew (Vujisic) is the bishop-elect of Tralles, with responsibility for establishing and managing pan-Orthodox communities in Central America, South America and the Caribbean by the Patriarchate Ecumenical. This new development in the life of the Orthodox Church in the diaspora.
Life
Archimandrite Andrew (Born on Vujisic Zoran in January 1930, 1957) was the first son of the late Vujisic Vojislav and Sofia (born Jovovic). This is a Montenegrin Mora? Ani clan, and is a close relative of Metropolitan Amfilohije community Montenegro and the coastline. He lived in the former Yugoslavia until he was 12. In 1969 his family moved to West Germany, where he lived for a year before emigrating Australia. He speaks Serbian, English and Spanish and has a good knowledge of Romanian, Hungarian and German.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Thomas Edison State College and earned his degree in theology at the Orthodox Saint Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary. Ed also completed a master's degree with honors from the University of Phoenix a D. Min in marriage and family therapy (summa cum laude) from Southern Christian University and a doctorate in English linguistics and applied to Rhodes University. Recently, also earned a Th.D. in practical theology at the University of South Africa with his doctoral dissertation on the impact of psychotherapy for symptoms Neptic depressive-I and comorbid anxiety. He was also elected to "Who's Who among students in American colleges and universities in recognition of their academic achievements and scholarships.
He returned to Australia in 1981, and after having received the monastic tonsure and was ordained deacon on January 29 (16 January, OS), 1988, and priest on 15 February (February 2, OS), 1989. After his ordination he was curate at St Mary Orthodox parish in Sydney, Australia where he helped make many converts to Orthodoxy, many of them are now members of the Orthodox clergy. It was also the acting rector of the Holy Annunciation Parish And the Romanian Orthodox parish of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox, both in the metropolitan area of Sydney.
From 1982 to 1995, Fr. Andrew was director of the Orthodox Easter Welfare Maria Community Center and program coordinator of the Parish Community of sponsorship of refugees. He was also Program Director of the Community Housing of the archdiocese, which provide affordable housing for disadvantaged families. It was also the Coordinator of Religious Education Archdiocese of Public Schools 1991-1995.
In 1996, Fr. Andrew arrived in the Caribbean, where he founded the St. Spiridon Orthodox Mission, the first Orthodox Parish of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Was the rank of Archimandrite by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Mexico on December 13 (November 1930, OS), 1999.
In addition to his pastoral duties, the Andrew father is the rector of St. Basil of Ostrog Institute of Science and Theology also served as professor of Humanities and Social Sciences Turabo University in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, and as a consultant / therapist at the University Center resources for counseling and career guidance. He was recently appointed Director of University Center for the language. It is also the editor of Puerto Rico's only the language ambilingual, Glossa, which is distributed worldwide.
Election
On September 29, 2009, the Holy See and the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Holy Synod elected Bishop of Archimandrite Andrew Tralles. Notice his choice, citing the growing number of immigrants from Latin America Orthodox countries who are deprived of the ministry, said the bishop-elect is responsible for establishing and managing pan-Orthodox communities whenever necessary.
Archimandrite Andrew will be devoted to the episcopate by His Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, in the Cathedral Patriarch of St. George in Fanar November 21 (November 8 OS) 2009, which notes his Krsna Slava.
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