Peter L'Huillier
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His Eminence, Peter (L'Huillier) (b. Paul L'Huillier on December 3, 1926 in Paris, France) is a retired archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of New York and New Jersey.
[edit] Biography
Paul L'Huillier converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 1945, while enrolled at St. Denys Institute in Paris. On August 30, 1954, he was tonsured as a monk, and took the name Peter. On September 4 and 5, 1954, he was ordained hierodeacon and hieromonk by Archbishop Boris, Exarch of the Russian Patriarchate in Europe. In 1960, Peter was elevated to the rank of archimandrite.[1]
On September 12, 1968, Archimandrite Peter was consecrated Bishop of Chersonese (Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe). In 1979, Bishop Peter was invited to serve in the Orthodox Church in America by Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor). Bishop Peter accepted, and was installed as Bishop of Brooklyn that year. Two years later, he succeeded Metropolitan Theodosius as Bishop of New York and New Jersey. In 1990, Bishop Peter was elevated to the rank of archbishop.[1]
Subsequent to Abp. Peter's retirement in 2005, the Diocese of New York and New Jersey was combined with the Diocese of Washington (D.C.) to create the Diocese of Washington and New York.
[edit] Episcopal succession
| Episcopal Lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Nikodim (Rotov) and Anthony (Bloom) |
| Date of consecration: | September 12, 1968 |
| Preceded by ? |
Bishop of Chersonese 1968–1979 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John (Shahovskoy) |
Bishop of Brooklyn 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by vacant |
| Preceded by Theodosius (Lazor) |
Archbishop of New York and New Jersey 1981–2005 |
Succeeded by Herman (Swaiko) |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b "Archbishop Peter Thirty Years!" pp. 4-6. Jacob's Well (Fall/Winter 1998/99). Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
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