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His Grace, the Right Reverend '''Michael (Donskoff) of Geneva''' is the Bishop of Geneva and Western Europe in the [[ROCOR|Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]]. He was appointed ruling [[bishop]] of this [[diocese]] by the Council of Bishops in 2006.
==Life==
In 1979 he was [[tonsure]]d [[reader]] by Abp. [[Anthony (Bartoshevich) of Geneva|Anthony (Bartoshevich)]]. In 1980, he was [[ordination|ordained]] sub-deacon. In 1981, he was ordained [[deacon]] by Archbishop Anthony and in 1991 he was ordained a [[priest]]. On Bright Friday of 1996, he was tonsured a [[monk]] by [[Vitaly (Ustinov) of New York|Metr. Vitaly]] and on Thomas Sunday he was elevated to the rank of [[abbotheguman]]. On the feast of Ss Peter and Paul that same year he was consecrated [[bishop]] of TornotoToronto, [[auxiliary bishop|vicar]] for the administration of the Montreal and Canada diocese. At the Council of Bishops in may 2006, he was transferred to the Geneva and Western European Diocese.
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{{succession|
before=—[[Kyrill (Yonchev) of Pittsburgh|Kyrill (Yonchev)]]|title=Bishop of Toronto <br>([[ROCOR]])|
years=1996-2002|
after=—''see dissolved''}}
{{succession|
before=[[Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky) of Boston|Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)]]|
title=Bishop of [[Diocese of Eastern American and New York (ROCOR)|Boston ]] ([[ROCOR]])|
years=2002-2006|
after=—}}
{{succession|
before=[[Ambroise Ambrose (Cantacuzène) of Geneva|Ambroise Ambrose (Cantacuzène)]]|title=Bishop of Geneva and Western Europe <br>([[ROCOR]])|
years=2006-present|
after=—}}
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Toronto]]
[[Category: Bishops of Boston]]
[[Category: Bishops of Geneva]]