12/26/2025

Update on the Ruling Bishop of our Diocese

This email was sent by Archpriest Gregory Joyce, Secretary of the Diocoese, to all diocesan clergy earlier today (December 26, 2025). We ask the faithful of the diocese, just as Fr. Gregory asked the clergy in his email, to continue to pray that God guide our hierarchs to assign us the right bishop for the salvation of the clergy and faithful of our diocese.

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Dear Fathers,

Today the Holy Synod in Moscow approved three episcopal candidates for our Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. By now you are likely to have read about this and noticed that none of those candidates have been given the title of “Chicago & Mid-America”.

The filling of our empty diocesan see is a multi-step process. The first step has been accomplished with the approval of these vicar bishops. Archbishop Gabriel asked me to convey to you that the next step will take place when all our bishops meet in council in Germany after Pascha. We can have hope that following that gathering we will be assigned our own ruling bishop.

Let us continue to pray for our bishops, that the Lord will guide them to assign us the candidate that we need for our salvation.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Fr. Gregory

Source: https://chicagodiocese.org/news/1194/update-on-the-ruling-bishop-of-our-diocese/