Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and New York

The Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and New York (Russian: Восточно-Американская и Нью-Йоркская епархия, romanized: Vostochno-Amerikanskaya i Nyu-Yorkskaya eparkhiya) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia that is the see of its First Hierarch. The current First Hierarch is Metropolitan Nicholas (Olhovsky) since September 14th, 2022.

History

September 4, 1934 the Synod of bishops of ROCOR decided to divide the North American diocese on 2 dioceses: Eastern American and Western American.[1] The Eastern American diocese was headed by Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko).[2]

In its present form the diocese was formed after November Cleveland Sobor in 1946 when clergy and laity of the Northern American Mitropolis adopted a resolution by which the Metropolitan District limit his contacts with the Moscow Patriarchate and the Synod of ROCOR. However, much of the parishes refused to be separated from the ROCOR. After the rupture of communion with Metropolitan Theophilus (Pashkovsky), ROCOR regained its jurisdiction in America and received about 40 parishes emerged from the Metropolitan District. Administration of these parishes was charged to Archbishop Vitaly, who received the title "Archbishop of Eastern America and Jersey City".

Bishops

Ruling bishops

Vicars

Bishops of Manhattan

  • James (Toombs), July 21, 1951 – October 21, 1955
  • Laurus (Škurla), August 13, 1967 – June 18, 1976
  • Gregory (Grabbe), May 12, 1979 – November 1981
  • Hilarion (Kapral), December 10, 1984 – December 1995
  • Gabriel (Chemodakov), October 5, 1996 – May 14, 2008
  • Jerome (Shaw), December 10, 2008 – July 10, 2013
  • Nicholas (Olhovsky), June 29, 2014 - September 14, 2022
  • Theodosius (Ivashchenko), since December 9, 2025

Bishop of Mayfield

Bishop of Erie

Bishop of Boston

  • Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky), November 24, 1992 – February 15, 2002
  • Michael (Donskoff), May 2002 – May 2006
  • Michael (Crowley), since February 15, 2026

Archbishops of Syracuse and Holy Trinity

  • Abercius (Taushev), May 25, 1953 – April 13, 1976
  • Laurus (Škurla), July 18, 1976 – October 25, 2001
  • Luke (Murianka)

Bishop of Washington

  • Nikon (Rklitski), 1960 – September 4, 1976
  • Gregory (Grabbe), 1981 – January 1986
  • Hilarion (Kapral), 1995 – June 20, 1996

Archbishop of Rockland

  • Andrew (Rymarenko), March 2, 1968 – July 12, 1978
  • John (Legky), October 2, 1994 – March 3, 1995

Bishop/Archbishop of Florida

  • Nikon (Rklitski), 1960 – September 4, 1976

References

  1. ^ Восточно-Американская и Нью-Йоркская епархия РПЦЗ
  2. ^ Metropolitan Hilarion's Epistle on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Eastern American Diocese

Sources

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