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Luke (Mark Murianka) was born on 10 November, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., is a Russian Orthodox clergy (b. 1951). Discover Luke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 10 November 1951
Birthday 10 November
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1951

Bishop Luke (secular name Mark Murianka, Марк Петрович Мурьянка; November 10, 1951) is an American church leader.

He serves as Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, current abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery, rector, associate professor of patrology of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York, and auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse, New York.

He was born on November 10, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Orthodox parents, Peter and Olga, who emigrated from Carpatho-Russian village in the early twentieth century.

As he said: "All of my ancestors hail from the same region of Carpathian Russia. My paternal grandfather organized parishes under the Russian Church when he arrived in America. It was he who brought me into the altar for the first time to serve when I was four years old. On my mother’s side, there are many generations of priests and four bishops, one of whom was a confessor for Orthodoxy against the Uniate heresy. My parents guided with simple Christian wisdom, and my father piously and conscientiously worked out his salvation as a funeral director, by burying all of the Orthodox Christians in Philadelphia"

1979

Since 1979, he has been teaching the New Testament, apologetics, and comparative theology at the Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville.

1980

He pronounced his monastic vows in 1980.

1981

Luke was ordained as a hieromonk on July 12, 1981, by Bishop Laurus (Škurla) of Syracuse.

He served in the Holy Trinity Monastery.

Luke became the serving priest of the mission that is now Christ the Savior parish, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

1982

In 1982, hieromonk Luke became the dean of students of the Holy Trinity Seminary.

1991

On October 21, 1991, the Synod of Bishops of ROCOR decided to raise Luke to the rank of hegumen for his monastic obedience and for his hard work for Holy Trinity Seminary.

2003

On December 17, 2003, the Synod appointed Luke to the newly-created Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, on talks with the corresponding Commission of the Moscow Patriarchate.

2007

The Synod included Luke in the official delegation to attend the ceremony of signing of the Act of Canonical Communion, held on April 18-20, 2007 in Moscow.

2008

Luke was elected abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery on May 21, 2008.

In September 2008, Synod appointed him as rector of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville.

2009

On May 5, 2009, the Council of Bishops of the ROCOR (Council) decided to include Luke in the commission to study the relationship with the Orthodox Church in America, whose task was to restore the Eucharistic communion with the Church.

2018

On December 6, 2018, the Synod elected Luke as Bishop of Syracuse and Vicar of the Eastern American Diocese.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York sent an appeal for the confirmation of this election to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

The election was confirmed on December 28, 2018.

2019

On February 11, 2019, in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) of Eastern America and New York, Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol, Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal and Canada, and Bishop Nicholas (Olhovsky) of Manhattan nominated Luke as Bishop and Vicar and consecrated Luke a Bishop the next morning.