Papers, 1935-1983.

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Papers, 1935-1983.

Papers concerning the administration of the church, records of church councils, synods and committees, church statutes, and material concerning the granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in America, 1970. Records include minutes, reports, agenda, financial records, correspondence with priests and bishops, records of donations to the church, reports of parishes and seminaries, programs, bulletins, newsletters and clippings. Some records of Ireney's predecessor, Metropolitan Leonty, are included, as well as some personal and estate papers of Metropolitan Ireney.

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Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.

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Leonty, Metropolitan, 1876-1965.

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Ireney, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, 1892-1981.

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Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish) was born and ordained a priest in Russia, and came to the United States as a displaced person in 1952. He was Bishop of Tokyo (1953-1959); Bishop of Boston (1960-1965) and was elected Metropolitan in 1965. He retired in 1977. From the description of Papers, 1935-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155549395 ...