Jonah Paffhausen
Metropolitan Jonah (born James Paffhausen, Jr.; October 20, 1959) is a retired American Eastern Orthodox bishop who served as the primate 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.
Jonah | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Washington | |
| Installed | December 28, 2008 |
| Predecessor | Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko) |
| Successor | Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1994 |
| Consecration | November 1, 2008 by Dmitri (Royster), Benjamin (Peterson), Tikhon (Mollard), and Alejo (Pacheco y Vera) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Paffhausen October 20, 1959 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., US |
| Alma mater | Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary |
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.
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