On April 7, 2014, he was tonsured a monastic at the Monastery of St John of Shanghai, receiving the name Daniel.
On October 21, 2014, he was canonically elected Bishop of Santa Rosa, to serve as Auxiliary Bishop to Abp [[|Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin of San Francisco]] in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]]. He was elevated to Archimandrite on [[October 23]], 2014[http://oca.org/news/headline-news/holy-synod-concludes-fall-session].
==References==
* [http://www.dowoca.org/news_140411_2.html Hieromonk Daniel (Brum) tonsured; Hierodeacon Innocent ordained]
* [http://oca.org/news/headline-news/holy-synod-elects-nominees-for-vacant-sees-auxiliary-bishop Holy Synod elects nominees for vacant Sees, Auxiliary Bishop]