Facts: - other post: deputy abbot of st. tikhon of zadonsk orthodox monastery - caption: rabbis from the tbilisi synagogue greeting metropolitan herman - consecration: february 19 , 1973 - birth name: joseph swaiko - successor: metropolitan jonah -lrb- paffhausen -rrb- - ordination: april 1964 - predecessor: metropolitan theodosius -lrb- lazor -rrb- - enthroned: september 8 , 2002 - birth date: 1 february 1932 - archbishop of: archbishop of washington and new york - name: herman - nationality: american - image: rabbis april 19 , 2004 -rrb- . jpg from the tbilisi synagogue greet metropolitan herman -lrb- - birth place: baidford , pennsylvania - religion: eastern orthodox - alma mater: saint tikhon 's orthodox theological seminary Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of herman -lrb- swaiko -rrb- .
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metropolitan herman -lrb- born joseph swaiko , february 1 , 1932 in bairdford , pennsylvania -rrb- is the former primate of the orthodox church in america -lrb- oca -rrb- .as the head of the oca , he was the former archbishop of washington and new york , and metropolitan of all america and canada .he was elected metropolitan on july 22 , 2002 , replacing metropolitan theodosius -lrb- lazor -rrb- , who retired due to health problems related to a series of strokes .