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His Grace the Right Reverend [[Bishop ]] '''Anthony (Michaels) of Toledo and the Midwest''' is an [[auxiliary bishop|auxiliary]] [[bishop]] of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]], overseeing the diocese Diocese of [[Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian)|Toledo and the Midwest]].

Bishop Anthony was born Richard Anthony Michaels on [[ January 17]], 1956, in Ironwood, Michigan to a Lebanese father and a Serbian mother and raised in the Church. After high school, he attended the University of Michigan for his undergrad undergraduate degree and afterwards, he attended [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] near New York City, graduating valedictorian of his class.

Following [[seminary]], Bp. Anthony was part of the Orthodox singing group Kerygma, along with some of his fellow classmates from St. Vladimir's.

In September of 2004, he was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[deacon|diaconate ]] and priesthood [[priest]]hood by His Grace [[Antoun (Khouri) of Miami|Bishop Antoun]]. After helping out at his home [[parish ]] for a few months, Fr. Anthony was assigned to St. John Chrysostom Anthiochian Orthodox Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he served until his election as bishop.

In 2011, at the convention of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Fr. Anthony was elected as one of three new auxiliary bishops, and assigned to the diocese Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest.

After this decision was accepted by the [[Holy Synod ]] of [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], Fr. Anthony and the other two bishops-elect, [[John (Abdalah) of Worcester|Fr. John Abdalah]] and [[Nicholas (Ozone) of Brooklyn|Fr. Nicholas Ozone]], were [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated ]] at the [[Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand|Balamand Monastery]] on [[December 11th11]], 2011.