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In October 1967, Fr. Emmanuel was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name Constantine by Abp. Averky at [[Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Monastery]] in Jordanville, New York. Two months later Hiermonk Constantine was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] bishop and assigned as [[vicar]] Bishop of Brisbane within ROCOR's [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] where he served from 1967 to 1976. Between 1976 and 1978, Bp. Constantine was in retirement. He returned to the United States in 1978 where he served as vicar Bishop of Boston and Eastern America and New York from 1978 to 1981. He was then assigned as Bishop of Richmond and Great Britain from 1981 until his retirement due to poor health in 1985.
In 1991, Bp. Constantine moved to the Christ of the Hills Monastery in Blanco, Texas, a place that proved a better climatic climate for his health. Bp. Constantine reposed on [[May 31]], 1996 after a brief struggle with pneumonia and was buried at Christ of the Hills Monastery. Given the dissolution of Christ of the Hills Monastery, after 18 years, Bishop Constantine's remains were removed and re-interred at the Jordanville Monastery Cemetery, on [[December 1]], 2014 by Metr [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion]]. During this process, Bp. Constantine's relics were found to be in-corrupt. Glory to God for His saints!
==Sources==
*[http://www.roca.org/OA/141/141f.htm Grant Rest, O Lord, Unto Thy Servants, obituary in Orthodox America].
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/bisrocor.html Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]
*[http://eadiocese.org/News/2014/dec/bpconstantine.en.htm Jordanville, NY: First Hierarch of Russian Church Abroad leads Reburial of Bishop Constantine (Essensky)]
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