Protodeacon Jesse Isaac

Protodeacon Jesse Isaac
Protodeacon Jesse Isaac

Protodeacon Jesse Isaac is a clergyman in the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), Archdiocese of Canada. He works at St. Olga of Alaska Orthodox Church in Edmonton, Alberta.

On July 18, 2026, the Protodeacon was charged with a sexual assault, said to have taken place on or around October 1, 2004, in Edmonton. Protodeacon Isaac was released on bail the same day as his arrest. His next hearing is scheduled for September 2, 2026.

The Protodeacon was ordained to the diaconate in 2011 by Archbishop Irenee Rochon of Ottawa and Canada, and elevated to the rank of protodeacon in 2015. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, III Class, by Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev, the Patriarch of Moscow.

From April 3-10, 2025, Protodeacon Isaac was suspended from all diaconal functions. The OCA did not list the reason for this suspension.