OCA Synod elects next bishop of New England Diocese

Chicago, November 8, 2023

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At its session at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago yesterday, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America canonically elected the next bishop for the Diocese of New England.

Hieromonk Benedict (Churchill), who was nominated by the diocese late last month, will thus be the successor to His Eminence Archbishop Nikon, who reposed in 2019, reports the Orthodox Church in America.

Fr. Benedict, formerly a parish priest in North Carolina, was recently tonsured into monasticism at St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania by its abbot Schema-Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer).

And today, Fr. Benedict was elevated to the rank of archimandrite by His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago.

He will be consecrated to the episcopacy on December 1-2 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Boston.

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11/8/2023

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Now, after nearly four years, a possible candidate for the office of Bishop of New England has been found and vetted.

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