gr at ulations ▁of ▁friends . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Arch im and rite ▁George ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁bishop ▁at ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Mon aster y ▁in ▁Jordan ville , ▁New ▁York , ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Gabriel ▁( Ch em od akov ) ▁of ▁Montreal ▁and ▁Canada , ▁Bishop ▁Peter ▁( Lou k ian off ) ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Bishop ▁John ▁( B ē r zi ņ š ) ▁of ▁Car ac as , ▁receiving ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Bishop ▁of ▁May field . ▁Metropolitan ▁H ilar ion ▁( K ap ral ), ▁the ▁vic ar ▁of ▁whom ▁he ▁became , ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁present , ▁as ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Patri arch ▁Alex ius ▁II ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁George ' s ▁place ▁of ▁residence ▁was ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁Herm itage ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁in ▁Wayne , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Mon aster y ▁in ▁Wayne , ▁W V . ▁ ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁RO C OR ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁joint ▁meet ings ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁between ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Met rop oli ate ; ▁bishop