Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York
Ottawa Chancery, 10820 Rue Laverdure, Montreal, QC, H3L 2L9, Canada
Welcome to the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York, part of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese in America. The Diocese of Ottawa is led by His Grace Bishop ALEXANDER and includes approximately 20 churches and missions in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and New York.
Click here for a directory of all the parishes in the Diocese of Ottawa.
Click here for a map of the Diocese of Ottawa.
Click here to learn more about Bishop ALEXANDER.
To contact Bishop ALEXANDER electronically, email editor@antiochian.org with "Bishop ALEXANDER" in the subject line.
Orthodox Institute: Ontario, Nov. 14-15
Join us in Ottawa for the first Orthodox Institute Ontario. The Institute, which is especially valuable for church school educators, is a pan-Orthodox event that encompasses training, and education on topics of Orthodox belief in an enjoyable atmosphere of fellowship and sharing.
The Orthodox Institute Ontario will be held at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Ottawa on November 14 and 15, 2008, with the theme, "Are you In . . . or At . . . the Divine Liturgy?” His Grace, Bishop Alexander, will be the keynote speaker for the event and presenters include Carole Buleza, Director of the Antiochian Archdiocese Department of Christian Education, and Myra Kovalak, Director of Teacher Training for the Orthodox Christian Education Commission.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Contact: Subdeacon George, (613) 738-2222, or, info@steliascathedral.com.
You can download the flyer here, and the registration form here.
4th Annual Diocesan Clergy Retreat
4th Annual Diocesan Clergy Retreat of the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada, and Upstate New York
His Grace, Bishop ALEXANDER, invited the clergy of his diocese to gather at the Manoir D’Youville, a retreat and conference center located south of Montreal on the Ile Saint-Bernard, for a time of spiritual renewal, theological education, and companionship on September 16-19, 2008.
The special guest lecturer was Dr. Christopher Veniamin, Professor of Patristics and Liturgical Theology at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. His presentation was based on readings from the collection of letters and spiritual counsel of St. Silouan the Athonite, compiled by St. Silouan's spiritual son Elder Sophrony of Essex. Archimandrite Sophrony, the spiritual elder of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist at Tolleshunt Knights, England, was also the spiritual father of Dr. Veniamin. Dr. Veniamin spent much of his adolescent years visiting and praying with the brothers at St. John’s, seeking the true theology of praxis during his school holidays and summer vacations. In our retreat, he used the technique of reading passages from the book St. Silouan the Athonite to the gathered clergy as a way of encouraging discussion of the deep spiritual meanings which underlie the seemingly simple words of the text.
The Diocese of Eastern Canada and Upstate New York hosts Bishop BASIL of Wichita
During the weekend of August 17, 2008, His Grace Bishop BASIL of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America visited St. Elias Cathedral in Ottawa, Canada. His Grace was invited to co-officiate along with our Bishop ALEXANDER at the wedding of Camille Baba and Ramia Ibrahim. Bishop BASIL presided over vespers at the cathedral on Saturday and concelebrated the divine liturgy on Sunday with Bishop ALEXANDER. They were assisted by Fr. Ghattas Hajal, the dean, deacon Dimitri Choueiry and several clergy in attendance for the wedding. The liturgy was chanted by the Byzantine choir of the cathedral, headed by Nader Hajjar, guest chanter Rasim Almaseeh and others who came for the wedding.
