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Seraphim of Ottawa and Canada received the majority of votes, but again not the required two-thirds. Subsequently, the Holy Synod decided to
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on 17 March 1981, and Rector of Saint Tikhon's
Seminary in May 1982. In 1994, he was elevated to the rank of Archbishop. From May to September 2001, Archbishop Herman served as the temporary administrator of the OCA, while Metropolitan Theodosius was on a medical leave of absence.
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Monastery in Pennsylvania where he died on 6 September 2022 aged 90 following a long illness.
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