Raphael of Brooklyn was an Eastern Orthodox bishop who served as an auxiliary of the Russian Orthodox Church and headed the Antiochian Syrian Christian mission. Born Hawaweeny in the Levant, he moved to the United States in 1895 to serve diverse immigrant communities. He is recognized as the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in North America. Known for his extensive missionary travels and his opposition to ethnic exclusivism within the church, he worked to unify various Orthodox traditions through active ministry and media.