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==Life==
[[Archimandrite]] Antoninus was received in the United States from Jerusalem in 1923 by Metropolitan [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon]] and assigned as the [[priest]] to a [[parish]] in Vancouver, Canada. In 1931, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] a [[bishop]] by Bishops [[Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Theophilius (Pashkovsky)]], Alexis (Panteleev), and [[Paul (Gavrilov)of Chicago|Paul (Gavrilov)]]. After his consecration he was assigned by Metr. Platon as Bishop of Alaska.
After the death of Metr. Platon, Bp. Antoninus decided to transfer to the [[Russian Exarchate of North America|Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate]], under which he was assigned as Bishop of Washington. After his transfer, he moved to San Francisco where, with Father Peter Kotlyarov, he established St. Nicholas Cathedral. Soon after he was elevated to [[archbishop]].
