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Bishop John Michael (Ion Mihai) Botean

Bishop of Saint George in Canton (Romanian)

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Born
Jul 9, 1955 Canton, Stark County, United States
Nationality
United States
Ordained priest
May 18, 1986 Apostolic Exar, United States
Ordained bishop
Aug 24, 1996 Canton, OH, United States
Appointed
Aug 24, 1996
Principal consecrator
Lucian Mureșan
Co-consecrators
Judson Michael Procyk Nicholas James Samra
Motto
Fear not, little flock

Bishop John Michael (Ion Mihai) Botean, Bishop of Saint George in Canton (Romanian), was born on July 9, 1955, in Canton, Stark County, United States, in the Diocese of Saint George in Canton (Romanian). He was ordained a priest for United States of America (Romanian) on May 18, 1986. On July 2, 1993, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Saint George in Canton (Romanian). On March 29, 1996, he was appointed Bishop of Saint George in Canton (Romanian). He received episcopal ordination on August 24, 1996, at Canton, OH, with Lucian Mureșan as principal consecrator and Judson Michael Procyk and Nicholas James Samra as co-consecrators. His episcopal motto is "Fear not, little flock".