Nice GOC film clip shows pic of St John Maximovitch

[Catherine5]

I found this two part series about 50 years of Old Calendar Church in the U.S.
Produced by the Saint Markella's Greek Orthodox TV.
Has anybody seen these two film clips?
A great historical archive.
St John Maximovitch appears [also with Abp Averky] at 7:26.

Then there's Old Rocor footage where the Greek chant turns to Russian at the end of Part I and beginning of Part II.
Archbishop Averky is clear; some of the others are not.
The young Bishop Laurus is in many of the scenes.
Anyone have any idea who the other ROCOR hierarchs are?

P.S. an arrow helpfully points out "the future"- they write - " 'bishop' peter lukianoff".
Though it's not clear which of two possibilities is he.

[Kybihetz21]

Although sometimes blurry, these are the people I was able to recognize from the videos:

On Part I, 1962, at the 6:43 min, you can see Bishop Petros of Astoria, having Archbishop (then Bishop) Seraphim of Caracas and Venezuela on his right (left if you are looking at the video) and Archbishop Leonty of Santiago and Chile on his left (right on the picture). Archbishop Leonty is also on the 1963, 7:24 min. At the 7:26 min you can see some Greek and Russian hierarchs; among the ROCOR ones you can distinguish St. John, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America, Averky, Archbishop of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Seminary, and Nektary, Bishop of Seattle. On min 8:24 you can see Archbishop Averky once again, this time with Bishop Petros and (then) Bishop Laurus of Manhattan.

On Part II, you see a continuation of the previous scene, with the same clergy already mentioned (1975). Bishop (then seminarian/secretary to Bishop Laurus) Peter Lukianoff is the first person on the side of the table (the young blond man to the left of the hierarch).

[Catherine5]

Well thank you SO much for the carefully and clearly explained pointing out of the famous hierarchs.
It's priceless to see Archbishop Leonty! I loved especially the second picture of him.
Though the footage is so old, still it's amazing they were able to make it available in an artistic format for the interested public!

At the 7:26, am I correct that the far right from the viewer's side is Bishop Nektary - I almost wrote Abp - too bad he did not survive long enough to be made an Archbishop! Bp Nektary was, as is well known, one of the very last monks to have experienced and carry forward the genuine former Optina teaching. I wonder if there was a Synodal plan for him to be eventually given a different diocese, or what? It's a shame his remarkable experience was largely lost to the ROCOR public view.

Then to [our] left of the tall Bishop Nektary is Archbishop Averky.

But who's between him and St John?

Thanks for identifying Bishop Petros - was he by the chance the priest earlier, and was elevated? I don't know about his history: maybe the whole first 6 minutes are about his life.

Then, too, I am wondering where all these scenes were taking place. Toward the end of Part I, Jordanville's stairs are clearly visible, and I assume the next frame is of the Astoria St Markella's Church? Is that where all the bishops concelebrate and go to the trapeza after?
But then there's a Russian iconostasis earlier, too. Is that a NYC ROCOR Church? Or Jordanville in an earlier phase?
Apparently there was a lot of concelebration between the Old Calendar Greeks and Russians? Or these were the exception rather than the rule?
Curious about all this!
Meanwhile thanks so much for the edifying identifications.
[I would never have guessed Bishop Seraphim of Caracas in a million years!]
The more I watch these clips, the more I am really appreciating the atmospheric footage.

But knowing these new additions enhances each viewing even more.
Hope the Greek Orthodox TV wil come out with more inspiring clips along these lines.

[priestmark]

Hope the Greek Orthodox TV wil come out with more inspiring clips along these lines.

I was told this week that a couple of projects are in the works by someone with talent in film.
priest Mark

[ioannis_theologos]

Yes we are preparing a documentary about the life and struggles of Bishop Petros.

Geronda Petros did concelebrate frequently with the Russians; he was particularly close to Lavr, Leonty and Averky (at whose funeral he concelebrated). This was in many ways a product of local circumstances, rather than representative of "official" policy of the ROCA Synod to the Old Calendar Church (which changed frequently). For instance, Geronda remained close to the ROCA long after the Synod's relationships with the rest of the Old Calendarist Synod grew sour; sadly, there were also many Greek Old Calendarists within ROCA who did not approve of Geronda Petros for various reasons. There is in fact much that is mysterious about his life, so I'm looking forward to learning more from this documentary, which will be based on his memoirs and testimony from those who remember him.