Raphael of Brooklyn

Raphael of Brooklyn (Arabic: قديس رافائيل من بروكلين‎), born Rufāʾīl Hawāwīnī (Raphael Hawaweeny; Arabic: رفائيل هواويني‎; November 20, 1860 – February 27, 1915), was bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, vicar of the Northern-American diocese, and head of the Antiochian Levantine Christian mission. He was the first Orthodox Christian bishop consecrated on American soil.

Raphael of Brooklyn

Raphael of Brooklyn (Arabic: قديس رافائيل من بروكلين‎), born Rufāʾīl Hawāwīnī (Raphael Hawaweeny; Arabic: رفائيل هواويني‎; November 20, 1860 – February 27, 1915), was bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, vicar of the Northern-American diocese, and head of the Antiochian Levantine Christian mission. He was the first Orthodox Christian bishop consecrated on American soil.