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==Interest in the ancient church of the first millennium==
==Interest in the ancient church of the first millennium==
Archbishop Agama has a particular interest in the Christian church of the [[first millennium]] in the [[Atlantic Isles]] (the British Isles) and in the early monastics such as those at Whithorn ([[Candida Casa]]) (St [[Ninian]]) in Galloway, Scotland, at [[Iona]], at [[Lindisfarne]], and the north African ([[Berber peoples|Berber]]) scholar-monk St Hadrian of Canterbury.<ref name=2013ordinal/> Archbishop Agama has published regarding the matter of how insights from these times can help us in our personal devotion and prayer life in the 21st century.<ref>See "Works" below on this wikipage, ''Ancient Prayers for Today''</ref>
Archbishop Agama has a particular interest in the Christian church of the [[first millennium]] in the [[Atlantic Isles]] (the British Isles) and in the early monastics such as those at Whithorn ([[Candida Casa]]) (St [[Ninian]]) in Galloway, Scotland, at [[Iona]], at [[Lindisfarne]], and the north African ([[Berber peoples|Berber]]) scholar-monk St [[Hadrian of Canterbury]].<ref name=2013ordinal/> Archbishop Agama has published regarding the matter of how insights from these times can help us in our personal devotion and prayer life in the 21st century.<ref>See "Works" below on this wikipage, ''Ancient Prayers for Today''</ref>


==Qualifications==
==Qualifications==
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There are other lines or streams of succession that could be cited, in addition to those that are mentioned in the Congress's 2013 ordinal booklet. For example, [[Hugh George de Willmott Newman]] (Mar Georgius) is one of the bishops in the chain of succession from the Syro-Chaldean tradition (the Rowell-Ellis chain). Numerous lines or streams of succession converge in Newman, thus forming what is, in effect, an [[Hugh George de Willmott Newman#Ecumenical apostolic succession|ecumenical apostolic succession]]. Further, some of the other bishops in the Rowell-Ellis chain held other consecrations.<ref>James Andrew Gaines (Mar Jacobus) had been consecrated (in 1965) in the line of the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox tradition. Archbishop William Andrew Prazsky and his son Bishop Anthony Prazsky (Slavic Orthodox) participated as co-consecrators in Schlossberg's consecration (1976).</ref>
There are other lines or streams of succession that could be cited, in addition to those that are mentioned in the Congress's 2013 ordinal booklet. For example, one of the bishops in the chain of succession from the Syro-Chaldean tradition (the Rowell-Ellis chain) is [[Hugh George de Willmott Newman]] (Mar Georgius). Numerous lines or streams of succession converge in Newman, thus forming what is, in effect, an [[Hugh George de Willmott Newman#Ecumenical apostolic succession|ecumenical apostolic succession]].

For example, one of the numerous lines of succession that could be cited as converging in Newman (and thus in Archbishop Agama) is a line via [[Gerardus Gul]] of the "[[Old Catholic]]" [[Union of Utrecht]].<ref>There is a path from Gul to Newman, via Johann Kowalski (consecrated by Gul on 5 October 1909). Kowalski perished in May 1942 in a Second World War camp, either Hartheim Castle or Dachau. (There is also a disputed parallel path from Gul to Newman via [[Arnold Harris Mathew]] (consecrated by Gul on 28 April 1908). The dispute over this path relates to the question as to whether (in 1908) Mathew obtained consecration from Gul by giving Gul misleading information. A letter published in June 1908 exonerates Mathew. However, in April 1920 (shortly after Mathew's death in December 1919), the Union of Utrecht's "International Catholic Bishops' Conference" declared that Mathew had been in bad faith when he was consecrated by Gul in 1908).</ref> A further example is that there is a line of succession via Newman from Church of England archbishops of Canterbury (and therefore stretching back in English history at least as far back as St [[Augustine of Canterbury]] (who arrived at Canterbury in 597).<ref>The line from archbishops of Canterbury flows via Scottish bishops and then north American bishops and bishops of the Reformed Episcopal Church in north America.</ref>

Further, some of the other bishops in the Rowell-Ellis chain held other consecrations. One such example is a line of succession from [[Makarios III|Archbishop Makarios]] (Makarios III) (lived 1913-1977) (Greek Orthodox). Makarios was president of Cyprus from 1960 until his sudden death in 1977 (except for a short period between July and December 1974 during which Makarios was exiled following a military coup). For much of the third quarter of the 20th century, Makarios III was a prominent figure in world news.<ref>The line of succession from Makarios III to Archbishop Agama is as follows: On 13 June 1948, Makarios III (1913-1977) consecrated Theoklitos Kantaris (Greek Orthodox archdiocese of New York (Old Calendar)) who on 30 March 1965 elevated Walter Myron Propheta to the status of archbishop who on that same day 30 March 1965 consecrated James Andrew Gaines (Mar Jacobus) who on 31 October 1976 consecrated Bertram Schlossberg (Mar Uzziah Ben Evyon) whose jurisdiction in 1995 entered into collegial fellowship with Bishop J. Delano Ellis and the jurisdiction led by Bishop Ellis (then called United Pentecostal Churches of Christ). In 2010, Archbishop Agama was received into the House of Bishops of Pentecostal Churches of Christ (evolved from United Pentecostal churches of Christ) and was granted apostolic succession in that House. This was further reinforced on 19 October 2013 at a ceremony of elevation to archbishop in that two Pentecostal Churches of Christ bishops (Bishop Darryl Woodson and Bishop Benjamin Douglass) participated as co-consecrators and they were acting under a mandate issued by Archbishop Ellis.</ref><ref>Russian/Ukrainian Orthodox lines also converge in Archbishop Agama from Gaines who (in 1965) had been consecrated in that tradition. A Slavonic Orthodox line of succession comes in via William Andrew Prazsky and Anthony Prazsky who in 1976 participated as co-consecrators in Schlossberg's consecration. This Slavonic succession comes via Gregorious IV (Haddad) (reigned 1906-1928), Melkite Greek Catholic patriarch, who in 1913 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Dionisiy Valedynsky who in 1932 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Poukarp Sikorsky who in 1942 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Nikanor Abramovych who also in 1942 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Hryhoriy Ohiychuk (metropolitan archbishop of the Patriarchal Throne of Kiev and All Russia-Ukraine in Exile) who in 1969 consecrated Walter Andrew Prazsky and Anthony Prazsky.</ref>


==Leisure activities==
==Leisure activities==

Revision as of 19:28, 9 February 2014

Archbishop Doyé Teido Agama is a Christian leader in the United Kingdom, and internationally. He is presiding prelate and executive director of the Apostolic Pastoral Congress, senior pastor of the "Christian Way of Life" group of churches,[1] a leading figure in Churches Together in England and a co-president of "Greater Manchester Churches Together". He maintains keen interest in African Diaspora and black and multicultural affairs.[2] He has deep links with the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[2]

Early life

Born in England in the mid-1950s to Anglican parents of Nigerian origin, Doyé Agama was fostered early as a baby to a white family.[2][3]

In the early 1960s, he joined his natural family in Nigeria, remaining there until the early 1970s.[2]

This was a time of great upheaval, hardship and turmoil in that country. Nigeria had become an independent state on 1 October 1960. The Federal Republic of Nigeria came into being on 1 October 1963 ("the first republic"). On 15 and 16 January 1966, many of the nation's leaders were assassinated in a military coup. Among those assassinated were the prime minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the premier of Northern Nigeria Sir Ahmadu Bello, the premier of Western Nigeria Samuel Akintola. Military rule then lasted from January 1966 until 1979.[4]

In 1967, part of south eastern Nigeria attempted to secede, declaring itself the independent state of Biafra. There was civil war (the Nigerian Civil War or the "Nigerian-Biafran War") from July 1967 until January 1970, and famine. There were very many deaths, due to both famine and conflict.[4]

Family background

Archbishop Agama's father was Frederick Abiye Agama. Frederick Agama was from Yenaka in the Yenagoa local government area of what is now Bayelsa State, Nigeria. In the late 1960s, Frederick Agama was one of the first senior staff Nigerians to be hired by Shell.[5] He was instrumental in the creation of the Bayelsa State as a State within the Federal Republic.[5] He became a Clan Chief or King, the Ogbotom Edede of the Epie-Atissa Clan in Bayelsa State.[3][5]

Archbishop Agama's mother, Beatrice Oyete Agama (née Porbeni) is sometimes known as Chief Beatrice Agama or as Queen Beatrice Agama or as Her Royal Highness Mrs Beatrice Agama. She is a prominent Nigerian citizen. She has worked as a nurse and midwife in Nigeria and United Kingdom. She has been active in philanthropic organizations, heading several such bodies and holding board memberships. She has served on executive boards at State and Federal levels in Nigeria. She is patron of many clubs and organizations. She remains active in church and other organizations, including the consultative forum for the Ijaw elders and leaders of thought. She is passionate about issues relating to the Ijaw peoples of the Niger Delta. She is a Justice of the Peace and a member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (MFR). Chief Beatrice is also a horticulturalist and an ardent florist.

Chief Beatrice's father was Chief Nelson Kemeninabokide Porbeni, the Etonkepua of Kabowei Kingdom in the Patini council area of Delta State and the Ododommedo of Asideni also in Delta State, Nigeria.[3] Chief Nelson Porbeni was one of the last of the great Warri chiefs.[5] Chief Beatrice's brother is Chief Ereprefa Nelson Porbeni.[6]

Beatrice and Frederick arrived in England in 1953, to further their studies in higher education, Beatrice training in nursing and midwifery, and Frederick studying on a Colonial scholarship in the field of statistics and mathematics. Archbishop Doyé was born during their stay in England.[3]

Beatrice and Frederick have six children: Ebiye, Doyé (Archbishop Agama), Diezani (Mrs Alison-Madueke), Osio, Timi and Winihin (Mrs Ayuli-Jemide).[7] Frederick Agama died in January 2004, after 51 years of marriage.

Archbishop Agama and his wife the Reverend Helen Agama have five children and a number of granchildren.[2]

Secular career and interests

The young Doyé Agama returned to England after 1970. He first took employment as a teaching assistant, in 1973. From 1975 onwards he has been involved at various times in community development and regeneration projects and initiatives. He became a telecommunications consultant, working in the oil industry and with central and local government and the emergency services. He attained a wide range of skills and experience, including professional management, consultancy and engineering qualifications. He is a fellow of the Institute of Consulting, and holds the Institute's highest qualification, CMC (certified management consultant). He has worked in consultancy roles with many organizations, especially in the charity and not-for-profit sector, providing mentoring, consultancy and leadership training. He has also worked as a documentary film maker, an actor,a jazz musician, as well as in various educational and teaching roles.[3]

Calling to Christian service

In 1968, during a Scripture Union conference in Nigeria, Doyé Agama made a personal commitment to living as a Christian.

A particular spiritual experience in 1991 radically changed his Christian life.

He engaged in preaching and evangelism. He worked as a pastoral assistant.

In 1994, at the age of about 40, he was ordained for Christian ministry.

Ten years later, in 2004, he was consecrated a bishop.

He was elevated to the status of archbishop during a ceremony in London, England, held at Southwark Cathedral on 19 October 2013.[3]

Apostolic Pastoral Congress

Archbishop Agama is one of the founders of Apostolic Pastoral Congress (formerly called "Apostolic Pastoral Association"), a collegiate collective of Pentecostal bishops, pastors and other clergy. He is presiding prelate and executive director of the Congress.

Order of St Hadrian of Canterbury

Archbishop Agama is abbot of the Noble Communion and Holy Apostolic Order of St Hadrian of Canterbury.[3]

The grand patron of the Order is Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie, president of the Crown Council of Ethiopia and a grandson of the Emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975).

Churches Together in England

Archbishop Agama is a director and trustee of England's national ecumenical instrument, Churches Together in England.[8] He is also moderator of the Forum of Churches Together in England for the three year period 2012 to 2015. He is a member of the organization's reference group for minority ethnic Christian affairs (MECA-CTE).

Interest in the ancient church of the first millennium

Archbishop Agama has a particular interest in the Christian church of the first millennium in the Atlantic Isles (the British Isles) and in the early monastics such as those at Whithorn (Candida Casa) (St Ninian) in Galloway, Scotland, at Iona, at Lindisfarne, and the north African (Berber) scholar-monk St Hadrian of Canterbury.[3] Archbishop Agama has published regarding the matter of how insights from these times can help us in our personal devotion and prayer life in the 21st century.[9]

Qualifications

Qualifications held or formerly held include the following:[10]

  • BA Theology in church administration and development (1994)
  • British Computer Society, past member
  • British Institute of Public Sector Management, past member
  • Cranfield Management Association, member
  • Cranfield University School of Management, alumni
  • Institute of Consulting, certified management consultant
  • Institute of Consulting, fellow
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA) (known as "the Eye Triple E"), past member
  • MA in Pastoral Counselling (1996)
  • "Microsoft" and "Cisco" Networking Technologies, various certificates

Memberships

Memberships held or formerly held include the following:[10]

Episcopal consecration(s)

Doyé Agama was first consecrated bishop under the hand of Henry Paul Kontor. This was in 2004. Metropolitan Kontor himself had been consecrated in the Greek Orthodox tradition (Old Calendar).[11]

In 2008, Bishop (as he then was) Agama and his wife were accorded special laying-on of hands by the executive board of the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops, a college led by Archbishop J. Delano Ellis. In January 2010, Bishop Agama was received into the House of Bishops of the Pentecostal Churches of Christ (USA), another organization led by Archbishop Ellis, and was duly granted "apostolic succession" in that House.[3]

When Bishop Agama was elevated to the status of archbishop on 19 October 2013, Archbishop Ellis provided a "Consecration Mandate" which was read during the ceremony, and Archbishop Ellis sent an episcopal delegation from USA to London, England. The delegation consisted of Bishop Darryl Woodson (leader of the delegation) and Bishop Benjamin Douglass, both of these being bishops among the Pentecostal Churches of Christ. Bishop Woodson presided at the ceremony of elevation, as chief consecrator, and he was assisted by Bishop Douglass and also by Bishop David Chaney, as co-consecrators. Bishop Chaney is leader of the Anglican Communion of Charismatic Churches, an organization having its administrative office at Fort Worth, Texas.[12]

Apostolic succession

The Apostolic Pastoral Congress lays claim to a measure of apostolic succession through its founder Archbishop Agama.[13] The Congress does not consider apostolic succession requisite for salvation, but does consider it a privilege to be in the chain of historical succession.[13]

Many lines or streams of apostolic succession converge in Archbishop Agama.

The lines or streams cited in the Congress's 2013 ordinal booklet are as follows:



  • from the Patriarchy of the East through the Syro-Chaldean Archidiocese of North America.[15][16]


  • through Wesleyan/Methodist tradition, via John Wesley, Thomas Coke (1747-1814) and Francis Asbury (1745-1816) and two hundred years of Methodism in USA to Carl Edwards Williams and Reuben Timothy Jones who on 17 April 1970 consecrated J. Delano Ellis and thereby passed on their succession to the House of Bishops of the Pentecostal Churches of Christ. Williams and Jones were bishops of the Church of God in Christ. Both of them were possessors of Holy Orders from the Methodist Episcopal Church USA, Jones having been ordained by Bishop Frederick Pierce Corson, president of the World Methodist Conference.[17][18]


There are other lines or streams of succession that could be cited, in addition to those that are mentioned in the Congress's 2013 ordinal booklet. For example, one of the bishops in the chain of succession from the Syro-Chaldean tradition (the Rowell-Ellis chain) is Hugh George de Willmott Newman (Mar Georgius). Numerous lines or streams of succession converge in Newman, thus forming what is, in effect, an ecumenical apostolic succession.

For example, one of the numerous lines of succession that could be cited as converging in Newman (and thus in Archbishop Agama) is a line via Gerardus Gul of the "Old Catholic" Union of Utrecht.[19] A further example is that there is a line of succession via Newman from Church of England archbishops of Canterbury (and therefore stretching back in English history at least as far back as St Augustine of Canterbury (who arrived at Canterbury in 597).[20]

Further, some of the other bishops in the Rowell-Ellis chain held other consecrations. One such example is a line of succession from Archbishop Makarios (Makarios III) (lived 1913-1977) (Greek Orthodox). Makarios was president of Cyprus from 1960 until his sudden death in 1977 (except for a short period between July and December 1974 during which Makarios was exiled following a military coup). For much of the third quarter of the 20th century, Makarios III was a prominent figure in world news.[21][22]

Leisure activities

Walking, visiting historic buildings, reading good books.

Styles of address

Doyé Agama, Esqr (until 1994)

The Revd Doyé Agama (1994 to 2004)

The Right Revd Doyé Agama (or, less formally, Bishop Doyé Agama) (2004 to October 2013)

The Most Revd Doyé Agama (or, less formally, Archbishop Doyé Agama) (from October 2013).

Published works

  • Agama, DT Ancient Prayers For Today, 2011 Chakam Limited, Manchester, England (192 pages) ISBN 978-0-9568126-0-5
  • Agama, DT A Word For Your Now, 2012 Chakam Publishing, Manchester, England (a booklet of 70 small pages) ISBN 978-0-9568126-1-2


References

  1. ^ The website of the principal congregation of the Christian Way of Life group of churches http://wayoflifechurch.org.uk
  2. ^ a b c d e The website of Apostolic Pastoral Congress
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i The October 2013 Ordinal booklet (51 pages) of Apostolic Pastoral Congress.
  4. ^ a b The information about the history of Nigeria and Biafra, in the above paragraph, is sourced from wikipedia pages regarding Nigeria, Biafra and History of Nigeria.
  5. ^ a b c d An interview with Diezani Alison-Mudueke on 15 July 2007 by Kunle Hamilton for Nigerian Village Square; retrieved from Internet on 3 February 2014; http://www.nigerianvillagesquare.com
  6. ^ Report of court case in 2011, involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, in which Chief Ereprefa appeared as a witness, and is identified as Mrs Alison-Madueke's uncle.
  7. ^ Sourced from a report by Sade Cole dated 2 December 2013 Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke's Mother Clocks 80 http://www.citypeoplegroup.org/diezani-alison-madueke
  8. ^ Charity Commission website; charity search facility; names of trustees
  9. ^ See "Works" below on this wikipage, Ancient Prayers for Today
  10. ^ a b The information listed is sourced from the website of Apostolic Pastoral Congress and from the APC's 2013 Ordinal booklet, both of which are cited elsewhere on this wiki page.
  11. ^ a b Henry Paul Kontor was consecrated in November 2003 by Archbishop Maximus of Athens, a Greek Orthodox (Old Calendar) prelate. Further detail about Kontor's consecration is given on the webpage of "Apostolic See of St Maximus the Theologian", http://www.partnershipventure.com/bishop/process.htm
  12. ^ The website of the Anglican Communion of Charismatic Churches, http://theacoc.org
  13. ^ a b A statement made in the Congress's 2013 ordinal booklet.
  14. ^ Henry Kontor consecrated Doyé Agama in 2004. Kontor had been consecrated in Athens by Archbishop Maximus.
  15. ^ This succession derives through Moran Mar Rowell Shimun XVIII (Shem'un XVIII Rubil) (sometimes cited as XX), patriarch of Selucia-Ctesiphon and Catholicos of the East (reigned 1860 to 1903).
  16. ^ The line of succession from Mar Rowell to Archbishop Agama is as follows: On 17 December 1862 Moran Mar Rowell Shimun XVIII consecrated Anthony Thondanatt (Mar Abdisho Antonius) who on 24 July 1899 consecrated Luis Mariano Soares (Mar Baasilius) who on 30 November 1902 consecrated Ulric Vernon Herford (Mar Jacobus) who on 2 February 1925 consecrated William Stanley McBean Knight (Mar Paulos) who on 30 October 1931 consecrated Hugh George de Willmott Newman (Mar Georgius) who on 13 April 1952 consecrated Charles Boltwood who on 3 May 1959 consecrated John Marion Stanley (Mar Yokhannan) who on 31 October 1976 was a co-consecrator of Bertram Schlossberg (Mar Uzziah Bar Evyon) whose jurisdiction, in 1995, entered into collegial fellowship with Bishop J. Delano Ellis and the jurisdiction led by Bishop Ellis (then called United Pentecostal Churches of Christ). Robert Woodward Burgess (a bishop consecrated by Schlossberg, and acting under authority of a mandate issued by Schlossberg) imparted the Schlossberg-Burgess succession to the bishops of the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ, the organization from which Pentecostal Churches of Christ has emerged. Further, on 5 March 1969, Stanley received Bishop James Andrew Gaines (Mar Jacobus) into his jurisdiction. Archbishop Stanley subsequently elevated Gaines to archbishop. Gaines was chief consecrator on 31 October 1976 when (as stated above) Stanley assisted as consecrator at Schlossberg's consecration. In 2010, Bishop Agama was received into the House of Bishops of Pentecostal Churches of Christ and was granted apostolic succession in that House. This was further reinforced on 19 October 2013 at the ceremony of elevation to archbishop in that two Pentecostal Churches of Christ bishops (Bishops Woodson and Douglass) participated as co-consecrators and they were acting under a mandate issued by Archbishop Ellis.
  17. ^ The question as to whether the succession through Wesley, Coke and Asbury is an episcopal succession is a moot point. Wesley was a Church of England clergyman, but he was not a Church of England bishop. Many hold that Wesley was secretly consecrated a bishop in 1763 by Erasmus of Arcadia when Erasmus was visiting London but that Wesley could not openly announce his episcopal consecration owing to the Praemunire Act of 1393. Erasmus of Arcadia was the Greek Orthodox bishop of Arcadia in Crete, a jurisdiction under the patriarch of Smyrna. In 1784, Wesley ordained Coke as superintendent of the Methodists in the United States. Coke, however, was already an ordained Church of England clergyman prior to this ceremony. For more information, see wikipage on John Wesley.
  18. ^ Further, the book The Bishopric - a handbook on creating episcopacy in the African-American church (2003) by J. Delano Ellis does not indicate that Bishops Williams and Jones carried succession as bishops from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Archbishop Ellis states simply that Williams and Jones were Church of God in Christ bishops and that they possessed "Holy Orders" from the Methodist Episcopal Church.
  19. ^ There is a path from Gul to Newman, via Johann Kowalski (consecrated by Gul on 5 October 1909). Kowalski perished in May 1942 in a Second World War camp, either Hartheim Castle or Dachau. (There is also a disputed parallel path from Gul to Newman via Arnold Harris Mathew (consecrated by Gul on 28 April 1908). The dispute over this path relates to the question as to whether (in 1908) Mathew obtained consecration from Gul by giving Gul misleading information. A letter published in June 1908 exonerates Mathew. However, in April 1920 (shortly after Mathew's death in December 1919), the Union of Utrecht's "International Catholic Bishops' Conference" declared that Mathew had been in bad faith when he was consecrated by Gul in 1908).
  20. ^ The line from archbishops of Canterbury flows via Scottish bishops and then north American bishops and bishops of the Reformed Episcopal Church in north America.
  21. ^ The line of succession from Makarios III to Archbishop Agama is as follows: On 13 June 1948, Makarios III (1913-1977) consecrated Theoklitos Kantaris (Greek Orthodox archdiocese of New York (Old Calendar)) who on 30 March 1965 elevated Walter Myron Propheta to the status of archbishop who on that same day 30 March 1965 consecrated James Andrew Gaines (Mar Jacobus) who on 31 October 1976 consecrated Bertram Schlossberg (Mar Uzziah Ben Evyon) whose jurisdiction in 1995 entered into collegial fellowship with Bishop J. Delano Ellis and the jurisdiction led by Bishop Ellis (then called United Pentecostal Churches of Christ). In 2010, Archbishop Agama was received into the House of Bishops of Pentecostal Churches of Christ (evolved from United Pentecostal churches of Christ) and was granted apostolic succession in that House. This was further reinforced on 19 October 2013 at a ceremony of elevation to archbishop in that two Pentecostal Churches of Christ bishops (Bishop Darryl Woodson and Bishop Benjamin Douglass) participated as co-consecrators and they were acting under a mandate issued by Archbishop Ellis.
  22. ^ Russian/Ukrainian Orthodox lines also converge in Archbishop Agama from Gaines who (in 1965) had been consecrated in that tradition. A Slavonic Orthodox line of succession comes in via William Andrew Prazsky and Anthony Prazsky who in 1976 participated as co-consecrators in Schlossberg's consecration. This Slavonic succession comes via Gregorious IV (Haddad) (reigned 1906-1928), Melkite Greek Catholic patriarch, who in 1913 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Dionisiy Valedynsky who in 1932 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Poukarp Sikorsky who in 1942 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Nikanor Abramovych who also in 1942 consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop Hryhoriy Ohiychuk (metropolitan archbishop of the Patriarchal Throne of Kiev and All Russia-Ukraine in Exile) who in 1969 consecrated Walter Andrew Prazsky and Anthony Prazsky.
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