Archbishop Nathaniel Participates in the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops (CCOB)

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel participated in the annual meeting of the Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops (CCOB), held at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.

The meeting was hosted by His Eminence Sotirios, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Canada, and brought together hierarchs representing several Orthodox jurisdictions in Canada. Among the participants were His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate; His Grace Bishop Andriy of the Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate; His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada, under the Romanian Patriarchate; and His Grace Bishop Clement, Auxiliary Bishop of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia, under the Bulgarian Patriarchate.

During the meeting, His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel presented his report on behalf of the Committee on Monastic Institutions, addressing the present state of Orthodox monasticism in Canada and some of the new challenges facing Orthodox communities…