OCA elects Bishop of Fort Worth

I'm not trying to be the OCA Repeat News Service, but I do live in Fort Worth, so I thought this worthy of mention. I didn't know they even had a Fort Worth episcopate.

SYOSSET, NY [(OCA Communications) – On Thursday, September 4, 2008, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America issued the following statement.

“On September 4, 2008, the Holy Synod of Bishops of The Orthodox Church in America elected Archimandrite Jonah (Paffhausen) to be Bishop of Fort Worth, and Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of the South.

“Details regarding the consecration of Bishop-elect Jonah will be announced later.”

And from the Diocese of the South ...

Dallas, TX (DOSOCA) - One day after the delivery of the Special Investigative Committee report, the Holy Synod of Bishops began the hard work of reshaping the future of the Orthodox Church in America and the Diocese of the South with the election of Archimandrite Jonah (Paffhausen) as Bishop-elect of Fort Worth, Auxiliary to Archbishop Dmitri.

A graduate of St Vladimir’s Seminary, Bishop-elect Jonah was the abbot of St John the Wonderworker Monastery in Manton, California (Diocese of the West) until his election today. Bishop-elect Jonah will arrive in Dallas September 11 and begin his duties as Chancellor of the DOS. He will continue in that position after his consecration to the episcopacy. A date for the consecration is not yet set but His Eminence Archbishop Dmitri is hopeful that it can take place before the All-American Council in November.

His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri will release an Archpastoral Letter tomorrow regarding Bishop-elect Jonah to the Diocese of the South.

More news will be posted here when it becomes available.