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Other parishes throughout the Diocese, even within the suburbs, have needed to consider the incorporation of recent immigrants from former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, which has required some flexibility in pastoral and liturgical practices.
==Current Diocesan bishop==The Most Blessed [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington|Jonah (Paffhausen)]], Archbishop of [[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Washington]], Metropolitan of All America and Canada,is the ''Locum Tenens'' of the Diocese. During the first day of 2009 Fall Session of the OCA Holy Synod hierarchs met with the two episcopal candidates nominated by the Diocese of New York and New Jersey for consideraiton in the election of a diocesan bishop. After meeting with each candidate separately, the Holy Synod elected the Very Rev. [[Michael Dahulich]], Dean of [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|Saint Tikhon's Seminary]], to the office of Bishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey. The Synod announced that Bishop-elect Michael's consecration will take place after the new year. ==Past Ruling bishops==
*[[Peter (L'Huillier) of New York]] 1981-2005
*[[Ireney (Bekish) of New York]] 1970 -1977