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Irénée (Rochon) of Ottawa

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* Bishop Alexander of the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York; and
* Bishop Meletius of Khotyn, Auxiliary Bishop of the Church of Ukraine’s Diocese of Chernivtsi.</ref><ref>''[http://www.oca.org/PDF/DOC-PUB/TOC/2010/toc-winter.pdf The Orthodox Church: A Quarterly Publication of the Orthodox Church in America].'' Volume 45 / Number 4, Winter 2009/2010. pp,2,28.</ref> led by Metropolitan [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington|Jonah]], participated in the episcopal consecration of Archimandrite Irénée at Annunciation Cathedral.
 
On [[October 1]], 2010, he was appointed Administrator of the Archdiocese of Canada, due to Archbishop Seraphim's trial. Subsequent to Abp Seraphim's retirement in 2014, Bp Irénée was nominated by the extraordinary Archdiocesan Assembly to fill the vacant see of Ottawa and Canada on [[October 2]], 2014, and he was canonically elected by the Holy Synod on [[October 21]], 2014.
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==References==
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* [http://oca.org/news/headline-news/archdiocesan-assembly-nominates-bishop-irenee-for-vacant-canadian-see Archdiocesan Assembly nominates Bishop Irénée for vacant Canadian See]
* [http://oca.org/news/headline-news/holy-synod-elects-nominees-for-vacant-sees-auxiliary-bishop Holy Synod elects nominees for vacant Sees, Auxiliary Bishop]
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