Major Pastoral Acts, 1998

ARCHDIOCESE OF CANADA, ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
MAJOR PASTORAL ACTS 1987 - 2014
MAJOR PASTORAL ACTS 1998


JANUARY

1

Priest James Griggs was assigned to be Rector of the Mission of Saint Gregory of Nyssa in Kingston, Ontario.

The Mission of Saint Stephen the First Martyr in Roblin, Manitoba, was closed.

MARCH

1

Hieromonk Daniel (Baeyens) was released from his responsibility as Rector of Holy Trinity Sobor in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

25

Hieromonk Daniel (Baeyens) was released from the Archdiocese of Canada. He was transferred to the omophor of Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp) of the Romanian Episcopate, in the USA.

APRIL

20

At the Divine Liturgy at Saints Peter and Paul’s Sobor in Montréal, Québec, Deacon Gregory Nimijean was ordained to the Holy Priesthood.

Priest Gregory Nimijean was attached at the Church of Saint-Benoît de Nursie in Montréal, Québec, for Deanery Supply.

MAY

1

In addition to his other duties, Priest Evan Lowig was named Rector also of the Churches of Holy Ascension, Wasel ; of Holy Assumption, Shandro ; of Holy Transfiguration, North Bank ; of Holy Trinity, Smoky Lake ; of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin, Kysylew ; of Saint Elias, Pakan ; of Saint Michael, Sachawa-Andrew, in Alberta.

Priest Nicholas Kondratyev, “on loan”, was assigned to be Second Priest to Priest Evan Lowig in his Rural Alberta Churches.

12

Priest Leonid Misnik was released from his duties as Second Priest at Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Sobor in Toronto, Ontario. He was attached at the Chapel of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario.

JUNE

21

The new facilities of the Mission of Saint Gregory of Nyssa in Kingston, Ontario, were blessed.

JULY

1

In addition to his other duties, Priest John C Scratch was assigned to be Dean of Ontario.

7

Retaining all his other responsibilities, Archpriest John Tkachuk was released from his responsibility as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Canada (after very many years of this service).

Priest Dennis Pihach was assigned to be Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Canada, in addition to his other responsibilities.

AUGUST

1

The name of the Communauté Missionaire de Saint-Séraphim de Sarov in Rawdon, Québec, was changed to the Communauté Monastique de Saint-Séraphim de Sarov in Rawdon, Québec.

6

The establishment of a Mission Station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was blessed.

SEPTEMBER

1

The establishment of the Mission Station of the Holy Apostle Barnabas in the Comox Valley, British Columbia, was blessed.

The responsibility for the administration of the Russian Cemetery of Saint-Séraphim in Rawdon, Québec, was given to Higoumène Irénée (Rochon), and to the Communauté Monastique de Saint-Séraphim de Sarov in Rawdon, Québec.

OCTOBER

1

Schema-Igumen Gregory (Papazian) was released from his assignment to Holy Transfiguration Skete in Fitch Bay, Québec. He was attached at the Monastic Community of Saint Silouan the Athonite in Johnstown, Ontario.

Priest Mark Korban was released from his attachment at Holy Transfiguration Skete in Fitch Bay, Québec. He was attached at the Church of the Sign of the Theotokos, in Montréal, Québec.

The Skete of the Holy Transfiguration in Fitch Bay, Québec, was closed.

Schema-Igumen Gregory (Papazian) was granted a Medical Leave-of-absence.

The Domestic Chapel of the New Hieromartyr Vladimir of Kyiv was blessed.

The Mission Station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was temporarily named for the New Hieromartyr Vladimir of Kyiv.

Archpriest Stephen J Keaschuk was released from his responsibility as Rector of the Church of Saint Herman of Alaska in Edmonton, Alberta. Remaining attached to this Temple, he was granted retirement.

15

Priest Dennis Pihach, retaining all his other responsibilities, was released from his responsibility as Dean of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Priest Robert S Kennaugh, retaining all his other responsibilities, was released from his responsibility as Assistant Dean of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He was assigned to be Dean of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

23

In addition to his other responsibilities, Archpriest John C Scratch was assigned to be Interim Priest-in-charge of the Church of Saint Herman of Alaska in Edmonton, Alberta.

DECEMBER

1

Priest Nicholas Kondratyev, “on loan” was released from his responsibilities as Second Priest in the Alberta Churches in Smoky Lake, North Bank, Pakan, Shandro, Sachawa, and Kysylew. He was attached as Serving Priest at Holy Trinity Sobor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and at the Church of Saint Nicholas, Sandy Lake, Manitoba.

Deacon Miroslaw Wojtiuk was received through Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor) from the Orthodox Church in Poland into the Archdiocese of Canada. He was attached at Christ the Saviour Sobor in Toronto, Ontario.