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Jonah of Manchuria

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Our father among the saints '''Jonah (Pokrovsky), Bishop of Hankou''' (1888-1925), was a [[diocese|diocesan]] [[bishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR) who served in Northern China in the years immediately following the Bolshevik Revolution.
He departed this life on [[October 7]] ([[Julian Calendar|Old Calendar]]) or [[October 20]] ([[Revised Julian Calendar|New Calendar]]), 1925, and was officially [[glorification|glorified]] by the ROCOR on [[October 20]], 1996.
==Life==
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Russian Saints]]
[[Category:Modern Saints]]
[[Category:Missionaries]]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in China]]
[[Category:Wonderworkers]]
[[Category:Kazan Theological Academy Graduate]]
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