Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)
The Diocese of the Midwest is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Since December 2014, the diocese has been under the leadership of the Right Reverend Paul (Gassios). Right Reverend Alexander (Golitzin) of Toledo, who was named as the locum tenens of 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 consecrated and installed as the ruling bishop of the diocese on April 30, 2011, and retired by the Holy 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
- Indianapolis Deanery – Indiana and Ohio
- Kansas City Deanery – Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
- Michigan Deanery – Michigan
- Minneapolis Deanery – Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin
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 1993-2009
- Boris (Geeza) of Chicago 1978-1988
- John (Garklavs) of Chicago 1957-1978 (administrator 1949-1957)
- Leonty (Turkevich) 1933-1950
- Paul (Gavrilov) 1933
- Theophilus (Pashkovsky) 1922-1931