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He continued actively visiting the local parishes and traveling for special occasions. Then at the age of 79, illness overcame him and Abp. Arseny died on [[October 4]], 1945, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His funeral and interment at St. Tikhon's Monastery took place on [[October 9]], 1945, attended by many hierarchs, priests, and faithful.
==Canonization Glorification inquiry==During its October 2004 holy synod meeting, bishops of the [[OCA]] established a [[canonizationglorification]] commission to inquire into the possibility for adding Abp. Arseny to the calendar of [[saint]]s.[http://www.oca.org/news.asp?ID=680&SID=19] Abp. Arseny already enjoys [[veneration]] in the OCA's [[Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)|Archdiocese of Canada]].
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