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::''3) In case of a positive resolution by His Holiness and the Holy Synod, to consecrate, after the tonsure into monasticism and elevation to the rank of archimandrite, Priest Nicholas Olhovsky to the episcopacy in the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” in San Francisco on Sunday, June 29, and on the eve, to perform the rite of nomination in the same cathedral.”''
On April 4, 2014, after co-serving an [[akathist]] before the icon of the [[Protection of the Mother of God]] containing a [[relic]] of the [[Theotokos]]'s belt, Fr. Nicholas was tonsured into the [[Monastic Ranks|Little Schema]] at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. He was given the name 'Nicholas' in honor of St. [[Nicholas of Japan]].<ref>[http://eadiocese.org/News/2014/apr/tonsure.en.htm Jordanville, NY: Priest Nicholas Olhovsky, elected Bishop of Manhattan, Tonsured a Monk in Holy Trinity Monastery]</ref>
The consecration will take place during a meeting of the Synod in San Francisco celebrating the 20th anniversary of the [[glorification]] St. [[John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker]].
