To the newly-consecrated–and now newly elevated–Metropolitan JONAH, new primate of the OCA, Eis polla eti Despota!

Such a meteoric rise, and for such a time as this in the Orthodox Church in America!  Such is God’s gracious providence.

My father-confessor and friend, the former hieromonk and newly-elected Metropolitan JONAH, is newly consecrated to the episcopate, as of November 1, 2008:

http://www.oca.org/HSbiojonah.asp?SID=7

For pictures, see:

http://picasaweb.google.com/FrThomas/ElevationOfBishopJohah#

And now, as of November 12, 2008, newly-elected at chief hierarch of the OCA!

http://www.oca.org/news/1693

GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS, VLADIKO!

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