Nikon Liolin

For many years, his mother served as choir director at the family's home parish of Saint Nicholas, Jamaica Estates, New York.Archbishop Nikon pursued his elementary and secondary studies in New York City, where he developed an abiding interest in the theatre arts, securing leading roles in several high school productions, and in the biological sciences.He was a project coordinator for “The Voice of Orthodoxy”, established by New England's Russian Orthodox Layman's League, and he served as editor of “The Vine”, the newspaper of the Albanian Archdiocese, and Dean of the Great Lakes Deanery.Archbishop Nikon was consecrated Bishop of Baltimore and Auxiliary to Metropolitan Theodosius on May 24 and 25, 2002, in conjunction with the annual pilgrimage to Saint Tikhon Monastery.He served as administrator of the Diocese of New England and was elected ruling bishop during the fall session of the Holy Synod in October 2005.
His EminenceDiocese of Boston and New EnglandAlbanian ArchdioceseBostonArchbishop Job (Osacky)Benedict ChurchillHoly DiaconateHoly PriesthoodNew YorkSouthbridgeMassachusettsEastern OrthodoxOrthodox Church in AmericaBoston, Mass.Alma materSaint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological SeminaryAlbanianbishopNew England dioceseKorean WarTheophan (Noli)Crestwood, New YorkSouthbridge, MassachusettsThe Boston GlobeNewspapers.comEastern Orthodox Church titlesBishop of the Albanian ArchdioceseJob (Osacky)Bishop of New England