Leontius Turkevich
Leontius Turkevich | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chicago Metropolitan of All America and Canada | |
Turkevich in 1952 | |
| Church | Eastern Orthodox |
| Metropolis | All America and Canada |
| Elected | December 1950 |
| Term ended | 1965 |
| Predecessor | Theophilus Pashkovsky |
| Successor | Irenaeus Bekish |
| Previous post | Bishop of Chicago (1933–1950) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1905 |
| Consecration | 1933 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1876 |
| Died | 14 May 1965 (aged 88) |
| Spouse |
Anna Olympievna Chervinskaya
(m. 1905; died 1925) |
| Children | 5 |
Metropolitan Leontius (Leonty, secular name Leonid Ieronimovich Turkevich, Ukrainian: Леонід Ієронимович Туркевич; Russian: Леонид Иеронимович Туркевич ; August 8, 1876 – May 14, 1965) was the Metropolitan of the North American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1950 until his death in 1965. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Irenaeus (Bekish).