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In September 1976, he Fr. Isaiah was appointed the Dean of Administrative Affairs, at Holy Cross concurrent with his position as Dean of Students. In October 1977 , he assumed additional was assigned further duties as the interim pastor priest at Saint St. Nicholas Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Relinquishing all of these positions in In March 1979, he Fr. Isaiah was assigned as the [[Chancellor]] of transferred to the Diocese of Chicago to serve under His Grace, [[Bishop]] [[Iakovos (Garmatis) of Chicago|Iakovos]] of Chicagoas [[Chancellor]] of the [[diocese]].
In 1996, the Archdiocese of North and South America was reorganized with the formation of the Archdiocese of America and re-designations of the dioceses as metropolises. On [[November 24]], 1997, the [[Holy and Sacred Synod ]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elevated him Bp. Isaiah to Metropolitan of Proikonisos and Presiding Hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Denver. Metropolitan Isaiah was also appointed as President of Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology on [[July 1]], 1997, by His Eminence Archbishop [[Spyridon (Papageorge) of America|Spyridon]] of America. He accepted a one-year term which officially ended on [[August 14]], 1998.
On [[December 20July 1]], 20021997, the Ecumenical Patriarchate elevated the status Metr. Isaiah was also appointed President of the Diocese to a Metropolis, and elected Metropolitan Isaiah as Metropolitan Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of DenverTheology by Abp. ==Source==*[http://www.denver.goarch.org/bio.html Biography [Spyridon (Papageorge) of His Eminence, Metropolitan Isaiah America|Spyridon]] of DenverAmerica for a one-year term which ended on [[August 14] ==External link==*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute], 1998.org/resources/hierarchs/constantinople/goarch/current.htm#isaiah_metr Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute
On [[December 20]], 2002, the Ecumenical Patriarchate changed the status of the diocese to that of metropolis, that resulted in a change in 2003 of Metr, Isaiah's title to Metropolitan of Denver.
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==Source==
*[http://www.denver.goarch.org/metropolis/biography/ Biography of His Eminence, Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver]
==External link==
*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/constantinople/goarch/current.htm#isaiah_metr Listing at the Orthodox Research Institute]
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