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Still More Accuracy in Reporting?

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“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” -James 2:20

I see the most recent post on another site ostensibly devoted to truth reads as follows (formatting as in the original):

Sadly, there is a “need to print,” and that’s why we’re printing this. The Synod has got to wake up and understand what it is doing to the Church. It sat around for years and did nothing about Met. Theodosius’s abuse of office. It did nothing but wring its hands over Met. Herman following in that tradition. When we finally got a primate who was uncorrupt and visionary, though one who needs help mastering the finer points of administration, oh, that’s when they suddenly got vigilant — and now are willing to risk tearing the Church apart to have their way.

The following table shows ordination dates  of the current members of the OCA’s Holy Synod, along with the dates of their enthronement as ruling (i.e., diocesan, not auxiliary) bishops and, as a result, full members of the Holy Synod. (Dates taken from biographies at oca.org and diocesan web sites; this really should be in one place.)

Bishop Ordination as Bishop Enthronement as Ruling Hierarch Ruling Hierarch during Met. Theodosius? Ruling Hierarch during Met. Herman?
Metropolitan Jonah 8/2008 12/2008

No

No

Archbishop Nathaniel 11/1980 11/1984

Yes

Yes

Bishop Nikon 5/2002 9/2003 (Albanian)
9/2005 (DNE)

No

Yes

Bishop Tikhon 2/2004 9/2005

No

Yes

Bishop Benjamin 5/2004 10/2007

No

Yes

Bishop Alejo 5/2005 1/2009

No

Yes

Bishop Melchisedek 6/2009 6/2009

No

No

Bishop Michael 5/2010 5/2010

No

No

 

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Written by Fr Basil Biberdorf

April 7th, 2011 at 6:47 am

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