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In July 2005, at the Twenty-first [[Sobor]] (XXI) of the UOCC, [[Archbishop]] John (Stinka) was elected ''Archbishop of Winnipeg and [[Metropolitan]] of Canada''. In late 2005, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected Archbishop John as the official successor to Metropolitan [[Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg|Wasyly (Fedak)]]. His Eminence would be the first Canadian-born leader of the Church in her 88 year history.
On [[July 23]], 2006, Metr. John was enthroned in Holy Trinity Cathedral by His Eminence Metropolitan Soterios (Exarch of Canada, and representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew). Also present were their Eminences, Abps. Yurij of Toronto, and Antony of New York-Washington (UOC of USA), and His Grace Bp. Georgije (Serbian Bishop of Canada). Also present was the Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America's Canadian Archdiocese, the Metropolitan and Metropolitan-Emeritus of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of Canada (Lavrenty and Michael),and representatives of the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and United Churches of Canada.
Currently, the UOCC has two bishops; this number is fewer than preferred, as three bishops makes a council of bishops, and the UOCC prefers to have four bishops to help them better look after their flock. To help resolve this situation, Sobor XXI chose Very Rev. Archpriest Michael Skrumeda as bishop-elect. However, following the Sobor his consecration was postponed indefinitely and an Extraordinary Sobor will be held in August 2007 to elect at least one bishop candidate.
==Bishops and Dioceses==