▁member ▁of ▁our ▁Council ▁of ▁B ish ops , ▁and ▁spiritual ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Ass y ri ans ." ▁Vlad ika ▁N ikon ▁noted ▁that ▁Bishop ▁John ▁spoke ▁the ▁same ▁language ▁as ▁that ▁spoken ▁by ▁Christ ▁the ▁Sav ior , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁transl ator ▁at ▁the ▁Russian ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Mission ▁in ▁U rm ia . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁ret irement , ▁he ▁found ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁thousand ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁Orth odox ▁Ass y ri ans , ▁who ▁were ▁spirit ually ▁und ern our ished , ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁When ▁V l ady ka ▁N ikon ▁visited ▁Bishop ▁John , ▁he ▁found ▁him ▁" s urr ounded ▁by ▁Americans ▁of ▁Ass y rian ▁origin ", ▁to ▁whom ▁Bishop ▁John ▁was ▁reading ▁the ▁Bible ▁in ▁their ▁native ▁language . ▁The ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops , ▁through ▁Arch bishop ▁Gregory ▁( B or ish ke v itch ) ▁of ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Cleveland ▁( l ater ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Detroit ▁and ▁Mid west ▁America ), ▁Pro top res by ter ▁Ark ad ii ▁T sep uro , ▁Pro top res by ter ▁George ▁Grab be ▁( l ater ▁Bishop ▁Gregory ▁of ▁Washington ▁& ▁Florida ), ▁and ▁Pro top res by ter ▁Ad rian ▁R ym aren ko ▁( l ater ▁Arch bishop ▁Andrew ▁of ▁Nov o ▁D ive ye vo ) ▁arranged ▁for ▁Bishop ▁John ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁ret irement ▁at ▁the ▁Nov o ▁D ive ye vo ▁Con vent