▁Em manuel ▁Re h ana ▁Y os ip ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Canada ▁by ▁Mar ▁D ink ha ▁IV , ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁Mar ▁Em manuel ▁Y os ip . ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁ ▁As ▁Bishop , ▁Mar ▁Em manuel ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁activ ist ▁in ▁the ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁per sec uted ▁Christians ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁spoke ▁with ▁The ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁International ▁Development ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁" Can ada ' s ▁Response ▁to ▁the ▁Vi ol ence , ▁Relig ious ▁Per sec ution ▁and ▁Dis location ▁C aused ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁( IS IL ) ". ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Canada ▁ ▁Par ishes ▁ ▁Mart ▁Mar iam ▁( St . ▁Mary ) ▁C athedral ▁- ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario ▁Mar ▁Mari ▁( St . ▁Mari ) ▁Par ish ▁- ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario ▁Mar ▁T oma ▁( St . ▁Thomas ) ▁Par ish ▁- ▁W inds or , ▁Ontario ▁Mar ▁Za ia ▁( St . ▁Z ay ya ) ▁Par ish ▁- ▁London , ▁Ontario ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ass y rian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Category : Ass y rian ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Toronto ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s