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| | John (Stinka) of Winnipeg - OrthodoxWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | John Stinka was born on January 24, 1935, in Buchanan, Saskatchewan, and was the youngest of 12 children. |
 | | John was elected Bishop, and was ordained to the Episcopacy on November 27th, 1983 at Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral, and installed as bishop of Saskatoon by His Beatitude Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk), His Eminence Archbishop Boris, and His Grace Bishop Wasyly (Fedak). |
 | | Following the repose of Metropolitan Wasyly in 2005, Archbishop John became the acting primate, and at the 21st Sobor in Winnipeg in 2006 was elected Primate, and Metropolitan (and was approved by Constantinople on November 20th, 2005). |
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