Metropolitan Ireney (Patron Saint St. Irenaeus of Lyons, secular name John Bekish, born Ivan Dmitriyevich Bekish, , ; 2 October 1892, Mezhirech, Lublin Province (now Poland) – 18 March 1981, Staten Island, New York) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1965 until his retirement in 1977.
Metropolitan Ireney, who was born Ivan Dmitriyevich Bekish and used the secular name John Bekish, served as the primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1965 to 1977. He was also known as Patron Saint St. Irenaeus of Lyons. Born on October 2, 1892, in Mezhirech, Lublin Province (now Poland), and passed away on March 18, 1981, in Staten Island, New York.