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First Ballot Results

November 13, 2012 Length: 3:36

Here are the results of the first ballot for Metropolitan.

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Since no candidate has received the number of ballots required for nomination to the office of Metropolitan of All America and Canada, this All-American Council, in compliance with the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, shall proceed with a second vote..

On the first ballot:

Archbishop Nathaniel 49
Archbishop Nikon 13
Archbishop Tikhon 118
Archbishop Benjamin 23
Archbishop Alejo 2
Bishop Melchizedek 96
Bishop Michael 205
Bishop Matthias 3
Bishop Alexander 8
Bishop Ireneiu 1
Bishop Mark 9
Bishop Irénée 5
Metropolitan Jonah 17
Metropolitan Hilarion (ROCOR) 3
Bishop Basil (Essey) 17
Fr. David Mahaffey 3
Igumen Vladimir Wendling 1
Fr. Alexander Pihach 3
Abbot Sergius 1
Abbot Gerasim 3
Hieromonk Herman 1
Metropolitan Philip 1
Bishop Seraphim (Sigrist) 1
Fr. Patrick Carpenter 1
and 6 invalid, for a total of 590 votes.

Fr. Eric Tosi: On the second vote, it is a clean slate, so you are free to vote for anybody you want. You will vote for two people this time.

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