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Pēteris Bērziņš was born on 16 March 1956 in Cooma, Australia, of
Latvian Orthodox refugees, Leonid (1921–1996) and Margarita (b. 1926) Bērziņš, who were forced to leave their homeland during the
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After consulting with the members of the Holy Synod of the Moscow
Patriarchate, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia confirmed the selection of Hegumen John on June 19.
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On 5 September 2005, during the
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From 2002 to 2005, he served again as father-confessor at
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of Syracuse and Holy Trinity. and on 12 April 1987 he was
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