Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America
Location
TerritoryWestern United States and Mexico
HeadquartersAlhambra, California
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1963
CathedralSaint Steven's Cathedral, Alhambra, California
LanguageChurch Slavonic, Serbian, English
Current leadership
BishopMaksim Vasiljević
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Website
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America (Serbian: Српска православна епархија западноамеричка, romanized: Srpska pravoslavna eparhija zapadnoamerička) is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering the western region of the United States and Mexico.[1] The stated primary mission of the diocese is to preserve and foster the faith and religious values of the Serbian Orthodox Church, as well as to provide spiritual guidance in almost fifty churches, monasteries, and children's summer camps.[2]

Structure

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America comprises 35 parishes: 18 in California; 3 each in Arizona, Oregon, and Alaska; two each in Colorado and Nevada; and one each in Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Montana.[3]: 86, 87  The episcopal see is located at Saint Steven’s Cathedral in Alhambra, California.

Monasteries under the jurisdiction of a diocese include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact Information Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine." Diocese of Western America. Retrieved on February 26, 2011. "1621 West Garvey Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803"
  2. ^ "Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America: Parishes and monasteries Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Krindatch, Alexei, ed. (2011). "American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese". Atlas of American Orthodox Christian churches (PDF). Orthodox Press. pp. 40–43. ISBN 978-1-935317-23-4.

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