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On Saturday 5 October 2024, Archbishop Irénée concelebrated Divine Liturgy with His Holiness, Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church, at Holy Trinity Serbian Church in Montréal on its 70th anniversary.

Peacefully departed in the Lord, September 4, 2024 at Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of 79 years after suffering a major stroke on Monday September 2, 2024.

He was predeceased by his parents and parents-in-law, sisters Freda and Sandra, two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law.

A little over a year ago, Archimandrite David Edwards and the parish of St Vladimir in Halifax, felt it was time to establish a mission in Cape Breton NS. With the blessing of Vladika Irénée, the first liturgy was served August 6 2023 and attended by 17 people, 5 of whom drove up with Fr David from Halifax to help sing and serve.

On August 1, His Eminence Archbishop Irénée led the patronal feast Liturgy in St.Seraphim of Sarov Church, Rawdon, QC.