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Aftimios Ofiesh

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[[Image:Aftimios Ofiesh2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Aftimios in [[mantiya]]]]
In 1927, Aftimios was commissioned by the Russian [[diocese]] in America to form an English-speaking "[[American Orthodox Catholic Church]]," which, despite Aftimios' leadership and vision, only lasted for six years. During this time, however, Aftimios consecrated three bishops for his new jurisdiction, [[Sophronios (BashiraBeshara) of Los Angeles]], Joseph (Zuk) for the Ukrainians[http://www.apostle1.com/aoc-history1.htm], and [[Ignatius Nichols|Ignatius (William Albert) Nichols]] in September of 1932 as his auxiliary bishop of Washington.[http://theocacna.org/ignatius.htm] Additionally, in 1931 the [[Society of Clerks Secular of St. Basil]], a [[Western Rite]] group, was established under the auspices of this diocese and subsequently led by Nichols.[http://www.geocities.com/theocacnainc/ssb.htm]
In 1932, Archbishop Aftimios was invited to come to St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to arbitrate a dispute regarding the transfer of its priest, Fr. Constantine Abou-Adal. When Fr. Constantine left St. Mary's in November of 1932, the parish was without a pastor, and so Archbishop Aftimios served in that capacity until February of 1933, organizing a choir and Sunday School at the parish. During this time, he met and became involved with one of St. Mary's parishioners, Mariam Namey, then subsequently married her in a civil ceremony in April of 1933.[http://www.antiochian.org/1112460492]
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