The Board of Trustees of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, NY, elected Fr. Thomas Hopko dean on 14 September 1992, succeeding Fr. John Meyendorff.  The head of the Orthodox Church in America, Metropolitan Theodosius, also serves as president of St. Vladimir's Seminary.

The Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia elected Rev. Janis Vanags, 34, as archbishop, on 26 January 1993.  He succeeds Archbishop Karlis Gailitis, killed in a car accident in November 1992.  Source:  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report, 27 January 1993.

 Milestones, East-West Church & Ministry Report, 1 (Spring 1993), 13.

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