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His Eminence the Most Reverend Metropolitan '''Makary Macarius (Ilyinsky) of New York''' was a [[bishop|hierarch]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America|Russian Metropolia]] and later of the [[Russian Exarchate of North America]].

==Life==Born '''Michael IlyiksnkyIvanovich Ilyinsky''', as an (Михаил Иванович Ильинский) on [[archpriestOctober 27]], 1866, Fr. Michael in 1934 in the midst was a member of the reaffirmation faculty of "temporary self-government" by the Metropolia [[St. Platon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Tenafly, New Jersey)|St. Platon's]] [[Seminary]] in Tenafly, New Jersey, at its 5th All-American Sobor suggested that a delegation be sent founding and became its [[rector]] prior to Moscow to explain this statusits closing in 1923. (Tarasar, though his suggestion met with no support. At some point between this time and 1937134, he was consecrated to the episcopacy under the monastic name '''Makary''' and given the title ''Bishop of Brooklyn''334).

In 1937 at While an [[archpriest]], in 1934 in the midst of the reaffirmation of "temporary self-government" by the Metropolia's 6th at its 5th All-American Sobor in New York City, where Fr Michael suggested that a decision was made delegation be sent to renew relations with the [[ROCOR]] (See: ''[[ROCOR and OCA]]'')Moscow to explain this status, Bishop Makary "gave as though his opinion that the commitment to the agreement was more in the nature of a moral than an administrative agreement" (Surrency, 46)suggestion met with no support.

In January of 1946On [[October 13]], along with Bishop Alexey of Alaska1935, Makary broke from the Metropolia and Fr. Michael was united to the [[Church consecration of Russiaa bishop|consecrated]] [[Bishop]] as a result of Boston under the Metropolia[[monastic]] name '''Macarius'''s continued support . In 1937, Bp. Macarius was appointed Bishop of the ROCOR Brooklyn and its distancing was also named rector of itself from Moscow the newly established [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (ibid.Crestwood, 54New York)|St. MakaryVladimir's act was met with an [[anathemaSeminary]] by the Metropolia, which Moscow called on the Metropolia to withdraw in 1947 as it named Makary as ''Archbishop of New York'' and ''Patriarchal Exarch of All America and Canada'' . (ibid., 58334).

Makary In 1937 at the Metropolia's 6th [[All-American Sobor]] in New York City, where a decision was made to renew relations with the [[ROCOR]] (See: ''[[ROCOR and OCA]]''), Bishop Macarius "gave as his opinion that the commitment to the agreement was more in the nature of a moral than an administrative agreement" (Surrency, 46). In January of 1946, along with Bishop Alexey of Alaska, Macarius broke from the Metropolia and was united to the [[Church of Russia]] as a result of the Metropolia's continued support of the ROCOR and its distancing of itself from Moscow (ibid., 54). Macarius' act was met with an [[anathema]] by the Metropolia, which Moscow called on the Metropolia to withdraw in 1947 as it named Macarius as ''Archbishop of New York'' and ''Patriarchal Exarch of All America and Canada'' (ibid., 58). Macarius was raised to the rank of [[metropolitan]] by Moscow on [[August 5]], 1952, and reposed in the Lord on [[November 12]], 1953.

before= — |title=Bishop of Boston (Metropolia)|years=1935-1937|after =[[Aftimios OfieshDimtry (Magan) of Boston|Dimitry (Magan)]]}}{{succession|before=[[Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) of Brooklyn|Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab)]]|

years=?1937-1946|after=[[John(Shahovskoy) of San Francisco|John (Shahovskoy)]]}}

title=[[Russian Exarchate of North America|Patriarchal Exarch of All America and Canada]] ([[Church of Russia|Russian)]]|

after=[[Germogen(Kozhin) of New York|Germogen (Kozhin)]]}}

==SourceSources==*Surrency, Archim. Serafim. ''The Quest for Orthodox Church Unity in America'' (1973), pp. 5, 7, 44, 46, 54, 58-59, 121* Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of the Orthodox Church in America, C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosett, New York