List of the dioceses of the Orthodox Church in America
In the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the Diocese is the basic church body that comprises all the parishes of a determined geographical area. It is governed by the Diocesan Bishop, with the assistance of a Diocesan Assembly and a Diocesan Council. The OCA is currently composed of twelve geographic and three ethnic dioceses. The boundaries of the ethnic dioceses overlap those of certain geographic ones. These dioceses are the result of smaller ethnic jurisdictions joining the OCA at some point in its history, usually after having broken from other bodies.
The Stavropegial Institutions are churches, monastic communities, and theological schools that are under the jurisdiction of the OCA's primate (currently Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard)).
Diocese | Bishop | Territory | Chancery |
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Diocese of Alaska (OCA-AK) | Archbishop Benjamin (Peterson) (adm.) | Alaska | Anchorage, AK |
Albanian Archdiocese (OCA-AL) | Archbishop Nikon (Liolin) | California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania | South Boston, MA |
Bulgarian Diocese (OCA-BU) | Bishop Alexander (Golitzin) | California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Washington, D.C. | Toledo, OH |
Archdiocese of Canada (OCA-CA) | Bishop Irénée (Rochon) (adm.) | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan | Spencerville, Ontario |
Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA-EP) | Archbishop Tikhon (Mollard) | Delaware, Pennsylvania | South Canaan, PA |
Exarchate of Mexico (OCA-MX) | Archbishop Alejo (Pacheco y Vera) | Chiapas, Jalisco, Mexico City, Mexico, Veracruz | México D.F. |
Diocese of the Midwest (OCA-MW) | Bishop Paul (Gassios) | Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin | Chicago, IL |
Diocese of New England (OCA-NE) | Archbishop Nikon (Liolin) | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont | Southbridge, MA |
Diocese of New York and New Jersey (OCA-NY) | Bishop Michael (Dahulich) | New Jersey, New York | Syosset, NY |
Romanian Episcopate (OCA-RO) | Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp) | Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington | Jackson, MI |
Diocese of the South (OCA-SO) | Archbishop Nikon (Liolin) (adm.) | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia | Dallas, TX |
Diocese of Washington (OCA-WA) | Bishop Alexander (Golitzin) (adm.) | Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. |
Diocese of the West (OCA-WE) | Archbishop Benjamin (Peterson) | Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington | Los Angeles, CA |
Diocese of Western Pennsylvania (OCA-WP) | Bishop Melchisidek (Pleska) | Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia | Cranberry Township, PA |
Parishes in Australia (OCA-AU) | Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) | New South Wales, Queensland | Syosset, NY |
Stavropegial Institutions (OCA-ST) | Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) | New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania | Syosset, NY |
Sources
- OCA listing of dioceses
- Orthodox Church in America on OrthodoxWiki