November 1, 2008 by Dmitri (Royster), Benjamin (Peterson), Tikhon (Mollard), and Alejo (Pacheco y Vera)
Personal details
Born
James Paffhausen
(1959-10-20) October 20, 1959 (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox
Residence
Washington, D.C., US
Alma mater
Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Metropolitan Jonah (born James Paffhausen, Jr.; October 20, 1959) is a retired American Eastern Orthodox bishop who served as the primate[1] of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) with the title The Most Blessed Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada from his election on November 12, 2008, until his resignation on July 7, 2012. Metropolitan Jonah was the first convert to the Orthodox faith to have been elected as the primate of the OCA.
On June 15, 2015, Metropolitan Jonah was released from the Orthodox Church in America in order for him to be accepted as a retired bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.[2][3][4]
^"The Holy Synod". OCA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
^"Holy Synod Concludes Annual Retreat". June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^Hunter, Ryan (June 15, 2015). "Metropolitan Jonah released from the OCA to ROCOR". Orthodox in the District. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^"ROCOR Parish and Clergy Directory". Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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