His Grace Bishop
of Eastern America
Dr.+
M I T R O P H A N (Kodic)
His
Grace Bishop of Eastern America Dr. Mitrophan (Kodic) was
born in 1951 in the village of Ljusa, Sipovo, in Bosna. His
elementary studies he completed in 1966 and the Seminary at
Monastery Krka in 1971. He received the monastic tonsure on
the eve of the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into
the Temple in 1970 and on the following day was ordained as
a hierodeacon by Bishop Stefan (Boca) of blessed memory. He
completed the Theological Faculty in Bucharest, Romania in
1975. In 1977, after completing his studies, he was assigned
as supplent of the Seminary of the Holy Three Hierarchs in
Monastery Krka. He passed his professorship exam in 1979 and
was assigned as assistant Rector of the Seminary at Monastery
Krka in 1980 and as Rector in 1987. He was elected as a Vicar
Bishop of Toplica in 1987 and appointed as assistant to the
Administrator of the Diocese of Midwestern America, Dr. Sava
of blessed memory. He was appointed as Administrator of the
Diocese of Midwestern America in 1988, where he remained until
he was appointed as Bishop of Eastern America in 1991.
In 1997 Bishop Mitrophan successfully
defended his doctoral dissertation at the Theological Faculty
of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade on the theme: "The
Mystery of Christ According to the Epistles to the Ephesians,
Philippians and Colossians of the Holy Apostle Paul".
Besides the above mentioned dissertation,
Bishop Mitrophan has published many theological works. He
translated from the Romanian, Professor Dr. Dumitru Staniloae's
"Community and Spirituality in the Orthodox Liturgy"
three volumes of "Orthodox Dogmatics", "The
Immortal Image of God", "Orthodox Moral Theology".
Also from Romanian he translated "The Romanian Patericon
I and Il" and the "Dictionary of Orthodox Theology"
by Hieromonk Joankije Balan. His own book, "The Teaching
of St. Apostle Paul on the Church" published in 1991
in Chicago, has been translated into English.
His latest book "Introduction
to the Holy Scriptures, the New Testament" has been released
this year. Also, the translation of the book "The Gospel
Image of Christ" by Professor Dr. Dumitru Staniloae is
being prepared for print.
Bishop Mitrophan is Professor of
New Testament at the St. Sava School of Theology in Libertyville,
Illinois.
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