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*[[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco]] 2007-present | *[[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco]] 2007-present | ||
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*[[Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco]] 1980-1984 | *[[Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco]] 1980-1984 | ||
*[[Vladimir (Nagosky) of San Francisco]] 1974-1975 | *[[Vladimir (Nagosky) of San Francisco]] 1974-1975 |
Revision as of 23:30, May 11, 2008
The Diocese of the West is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Its territory includes parishes and missions located in eight states in the United States – California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado. The diocesan chancery is located in Los Angeles, California.
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The diocese is currently under the leadership of His Grace, the Right Reverend Benjamin (Peterson). He was consecrated as a bishop on May 1, 2004, and installed as the ruling bishop of the diocese of the West on October 2, 2007.
Deaneries
The six deaneries of the diocese and their territories are:
- Missionary District – Arizona, Central California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington,
- San Francisco Russian District Deanery – Central California
- Pacific Central Deanery – Northern California
- Pacific Northwest Deanery - Washington and Oregon
- Pacific Southwest Deanery - Southern California, Arizona, Nevada
- Rocky Mountain Deanery - Colorado
Ruling bishops
- Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco 2007-present
- Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco 1990-2007
- Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco 1980-1984
- Vladimir (Nagosky) of San Francisco 1974-1975
- John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco 1950-1973 1975-1979
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