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[[Image:800px-Map of USA highlighting OCA Midwest Diocese.png|thumb|Visual representation of the Diocese of the Midwest]]
The '''Diocese of the Midwest''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. It is currently Since December 2014, the diocese has been under the leadership of His Eminence, the Most Right Reverend [[Job Paul (OsackyGassios) of Chicago|Job Paul (OsackyGassios)]]. Right Reverend [[Alexander (Golitzin) of Toledo]], Archbishop who was named as the ''locum tenens'' of Chicago the diocese on [[April 15]], 2013, by the Holy Synod and served in that position until late 2014. He succeeds the Right Reverend [[Matthias (Moriak)]] who was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] and installed as the ruling bishop of the diocese on [[April 30]], 2011, and retired by the MidwestHoly Synod on April 15, 2013. Its territory includes eleven states in the Midwestern United States – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The diocesan chancery is located on North LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois.
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== Deaneries ==
* Chicago Deanery – Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
* Cleveland Deanery – Ohio
* Columbus Indianapolis Deanery – Indiana and Ohio
* Kansas City Deanery – Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
* Michigan Deanery – Michigan
==Ruling bishops==
*[[Paul (Gassios) of Chicago]] 2014-Present*[[Alexander (Golitzin) of Toledo]], ''locum tenens'', 2013-2014*[[Matthias (Moriak) of Chicago]] 2011-2013*[[Job (Osacky) of Chicago]] 1993-present2009
*[[Boris (Geeza) of Chicago]] 1978-1988
*[[John (Garklavs) of Chicago]] 1957-1978 (administrator 1949-1957)
== External links ==
* [http://midwestdiocese.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.holytrinitycathedral.net/ Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Diocesan See]
[[Category:OCA Dioceses|Midwest ]]
