Metropolitan Irenaeus (Bekish)
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:bishop
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
April 2, 1892
|
| gptkbp:birthName |
gptkb:John_Bekish
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Mezhirech,_Lublin_Governorate,_Russian_Empire
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:St._Tikhon's_Monastery,_South_Canaan,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:consecrationDate |
1953
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
March 18, 1981
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Syosset,_New_York,_United_States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Metropolitan Irenaeus (Bekish)
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Oversaw the granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in America in 1970
|
| gptkbp:ordinationDate |
1937
|
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
Primate of the Orthodox Church in America
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Metropolitan_Leonty_(Turkevich)
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Metropolitan_Theodosius_(Lazor)
|
| gptkbp:termEnd |
1977
|
| gptkbp:termStart |
1965
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Metropolitan_Leonty_(Turkevich)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|