CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – His Eminence Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia reposed in the Lord today, November 8, 2024.
His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest expresses his condolences to His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolai, First Hierarch of the Church Abroad, Archpriest Gregory Joyce, Secretary of the Mid-American Diocese, and the all of the clergy, monastics, and faithful of Mid-American Diocese.
In a memo to diocesan clergy, the Archbishop reflected on the good relationship that the Diocese of the Midwest shared with the reposed hierarch, “Vladyka Peter has been a constant friend and supporter to me, to my predecessors and to our diocesan clergy. I ask that he be remembered in your prayers, both privately and liturgically.”
A memorial service was held at the Diocesan Cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL, shortly after the news was received.
May the Lord grant His servant, the newly-reposed Archbishop Peter, rest with the saints in the Kingdom of Heaven and memory eternal! Funeral services will be announced once they are available.