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His Eminence Archbishop '''Michael (Shaheen) of Toledo''' was the ruling [[bishop]] of the Antiochian Archdiocese of Toledo, Ohio from 1962 until 1975. The Toledo [[archdiocese]] was formed during the formation period of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] as it gained its independence from the Russian Orthodox Mission ([[Metropolia]]) during the 1930s. Metr. Michael became the Auxiliary-Archbishop of the unified Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in 1975.

==Life==
Fr. Michael Shaheen was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] bishop of the [[Church of Antioch]] on [[February 11]], 1962 in Damascus, Syria to lead the “Toledo” group.

On [[June 24]], 1975, Metropolitan Michael signed the Articles of Reunification with Metr. [[Philip (Saliba) of New York|Philip of New York]], forming a united Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. With the ratification of the Articles by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Antioch on [[August 19]], 1975, Abp.. Michael was recognized as Auxiliary-Archbishop with Metr. Philip as Metropolitan-Primate.

Abp. Michael reposed on [[October 24]], 1992.

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before=[[Samuel (David) of Toledo|Samuel (David)]]|
title=Archbishop of Toledo|
years=1958-1992|
after=[[Mark (Maymon) of Baltimore|Mark (Maymon)]]}}
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==Sources==
*Paul D. Garrett, ''Metropolitan Antony Bashir'' (Article no longer available on the Internet)
*St. Silouan the Athonite Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission, ''The History of the Antiochian Archdiocese of America'' (Article no longer available on the Internet)

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category:20th-century bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Toledo]]