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Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos (1974-____)
Job may be spelt Iov.
Early life of Ihor Wladimir Getcha
Ihor Wladimir Getcha was born to parents of Ukrainian descent in Montréal, Québec on 31 January, 1974, in Montréal. He was baptised on 27 April, 1974, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Montréal. He also attended services regularly at Saint Sophia’s. From 1983-1992, he served there as an acolyte. He received his primary and secondary education in Montréal.
Higher education
In 1990, he received the Secondary School Certificate (DES), and in 1992, the College Certificate (DEC) at Le Collège Français de Montréal. He then moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1992, Ihor was ordained to be a subdeacon by Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg. He served with Metropolitan Wasyly during the following 4 years of his studies in Winnipeg.
In 1996, Ihor received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. In 1996, he also received the Bachelor of Theology at Saint Andrew’s College in Winnipeg.
On 28 September, 1996, Ihor W Getcha was tonsured to be a rasophor monk by Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Montréal.
Diaconal ordination, 1996
On 29 September, 1996, the Rasophor Monk Ihor (Getcha) was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Montréal.
Diaconal service ; further education
Having received the blessing to continue his studies abroad, he then moved to Paris, France, where he enrolled in the Saint Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, France.
In 1996, Hierodeacon Ihor (Getcha) was assigned to serve as deacon at the Church of Saint-Serge, at the Institut Saint-Serge in Paris.
In 1998, Hierodeacon Ihor received the Master’s Degree in Orthodox Theology from l’Institut Saint-Serge de Théologie Orthodoxe in Paris.
Monastic tonsure, 1998
On 27 May, 1998, the Hierodeacon Ihor (Getcha) was tonsured to be a monk of the small habit by Archimandrite Placide (Deseille) at the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, France. He was given the name Job (Iov).
In 1998, the Hierodeacon Job (Getcha) was assigned to serve at the Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Paris.
In 2001, Hierodeacon Job began to serve as a Lecturer in Liturgy and Church History at the Institut Saint-Serge.
In 2003, the Saint Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris admitted the Hierodeacon Job (Getcha) to the degree Doctor of Theology, which was conferred on him jointly with the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Presbyteral ordination, 2003
On 20 June, 2003, the Hierodeacon Job (Getcha) was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Archbishop Gabriel of Comana at the Church of Saint-Serge in Paris.
Pastoral service
The Hieromonk Job (Getcha) was assigned to serve as a priest at the Church of Saint-Serge in Paris, an assignment that continued until 2008.
In 2003, Hieromonk Job continued to serve in the position of Lecturer at the Institut Catholique, Paris. He lectured at the Higher Liturgical Institute, the Higher Institute of Ecumenical Studies, and in doctoral courses. Whenever he has served in the capacity of a teacher, he has primarily taught courses in Church history, liturgy and canon law.
On 9 January, 2004, the Hieromonk Job (Getcha) was elevated to the dignity of igumen (hegumen).
On 18 July, 2004, Igumen Job was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite.
In 2004, Archimandrite Job (Getcha) was assigned to be a member of the Archiepiscopal Council of the Russian Orthodox Exarchate of Western Europe of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
In 2004, Archimandrite Job began a year of service as the director of studies at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
In 2005, Archimandrite Job (Getcha) was assigned to be the dean of the Saint-Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute. He served in this responsibility for 2 years.
In 2009, Archimandrite Job was assigned to be in the service of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
In 2009, Archimandrite Job began a year of teaching as Visiting Lecturer at the Faculty of Law (a course about the Canon Law of the Orthodox Church) of the Peter Mohila University in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Also in 2009, Archimandrite Job began to serve as a lecturer in liturgical and dogmatic theology at the Institute for Higher Studies in the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Chambésy-Geneva, Switzerland.
In December, 2011, Archimandrite Job was assigned to serve as the pastor of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Chalette in Montargis, France.
In 2012, Archimandrite Job received the qualification to serve as director of research in the Department of Theology of the University of Lorraine, in the Plate-forme (campus) de Metz, France.
From 2012, Archimandrite Job also served as Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
On 22 October, 2012, his book “The Typikon Decoded” was published by Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Press.
On 3 November, 2013, Archimandrite Job (Getcha) was nominated and elected by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to become a bishop.
Episcopal ordination, 2013
On 30 November, 2013, Archimandrite Job (Getcha) was ordained to the Holy Episcopate by His Holiness Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch (accompanied by other bishops) in the Cathedral of Saint George at the Phanar in Constantinople (Istanbul). He was immediately elevated to the dignity of archbishop.
Episcopal service
Bishop Job (Getcha) was assigned to be the Titular Archbishop of Telemessos.
Archbishop Job (Getcha), as Archbishop of Telemessos, was assigned to be the Archbishop of the Exarchate of Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
On 5 December, 2013, Archbishop Job (Getcha) was installed (enthroned) in the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.
At that time, Archbishop Job was able to speak in French, English, Russian, Ukrainian and Greek.
During the period of his episcopal leadership of the archdiocese, there were many controversies. However, the archdiocese was not lacking in such controversies previously. Nevertheless, it is true that Archbishop Job is principally an academic. It is likely because of this, and because of his abilities in inter-Christian dialogues, that the patriarchate transferred him.
On 13 February, 2015, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the proposal of His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew unanimously elected the Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne, Jean (Renneteau) as bishop of Charioupolis as auxiliary bishop to the Patriarch. The new bishop was to be at the disposal of the Exarchate of Churches of the Russian Tradition in western Europe, to attend to their pastoral needs.
On 28 November, 2015, according to the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Archbishop Job of Telmessos was designated to be the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland, simultaneously with his teaching position at the Institute of Post-Graduate Studies of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy-Genève. Therefore, he was released from his functions of Patriarchal Exarch of Orthodox parishes of Russian tradition in Western Europe.
Archbishop Job was one of the main speakers of the All-Orthodox Council in Crete on June 19-26, 2016 at daily press briefings.
Archbishop Job (Getcha) succeeded another hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople (Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamum) as co-chairman of the Joint International Orthodox-Catholic Commission on Theological Dialogue .
On 13 September, 2018, he announced that in 1448, when Metropolitan Jonas was elected to Moscow independently, without the permission of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the autocephaly of the Russian Orthodox Church was self-proclaimed. "It is interesting to emphasise that a Tomos was never given to the Orthodox Church in Russia about autocephaly ! In 1589-1590, Ecumenical Patriarch Jeremiah II simply normalised the situation by elevating the chair to patriarchal dignity, despite the fact that the Moscow bishop was allowed to "be called" patriarch, provided that he was to commemorate the Ecumenical Patriarch and consider him "as his head and first" as stated in the letter, he added.
In this statement, he seemed not to have taken into account the fact that Metropolitan Jonas was chosen to replace Metropolitan Isidore who had been imprisoned by Grand Duke Basil II for having signed the Union of Florence in 1439.
On 18 September, 2018, he stated that the Russian anathema to Hetman Ivan Mazepa under Tsar Peter I was uncanonical.
On 20 February, 2019, he was appointed dean of the Institute for Higher Studies in Orthodox Theology at the Orthodox Centre of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Chambesy. He replaced Vlasios Fidas in this post.
— Titular Archbishop of Telemessos 2013-____. Preceded by : Bishop Ilarion (Rudnyk). Succeeded by : ___.
— Archbishop of the Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 2013-2015. Preceded by : Archbishop Gabriel (de Vylder) of Comana. Succeeded by : Archbishop Jean (Renneteau) of Charioupolis.
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Reflections
Archbishop Job (Getcha) has published a plethora of studies and articles related to Liturgical Theology and Orthodox Spirituality.
References
Additional information :
Curriculum vitae as archimandrite
Wikipedia article about the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe
Election to the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe
Archdiocese.ca article about the episcopal ordination
OCA news announcement about the 2014 SVOTS commencement speaker