Washington Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America

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Diocesan Administration: Washington, DC, USA.

Cathedral address: 3500 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA

Office address: 7124 River Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817, USA

Tel .: 202-333-5060 (cathedral), 301-320-0739 (office)

Official website: http://wdcoca.org/

Canonical Territory: District of Columbia parts of the states of Virginia, Delaware and Maryland

Cathedral: St. Nicholas in Washington DC


The diocese of Washington within the Russian American Metropolitanate emerged in the early 1950s as a vicariate of the Metropolitan See of New York, and remained so after the metropolitanate was transformed into the Orthodox Church in America in 1970. In 1981, the Washington diocese was separated into an independent one and at the same time became a primate, in connection with which the First Hierarch of the Church began to be titled Archbishop of Washington.

On April 30, 2005, the New York Diocese was abolished and merged with Washington, but by the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America on July 1, 2009, the latter was again separated from the primate. The Federal District of Columbia and parts of the states of Virginia, Delaware and Maryland were left within the Washington Diocese.

Historical names

Washington (vicar, then primate) (1950s - April 30, 2005)

Washington and New York (April 30, 2005 - July 1, 2009)

Washington (since July 1, 2009)

Archipastors

Vicariate of New York

Jonah (Stahlberg) (December 9, 1951 - November 24, 1955)

Cyprian (Borisevich) (1961 - 1964)

Theodosius (Lazor) (1967)

Demetrius (Royster) (1970 - October 19, 1972)

Vasily (Rodzianko) (January 12 - November 10, 1980)

Primate diocese

See Primates of the Orthodox Church in America

Alexander (Golitsyn) (July 9 - November 13, 2012) high school, bishop Toledsky

Vicar dioceses

Baltimore (inactive)

Bethesda (invalid)

Mexican (now independent)

Hagerstown (inactive)

South Canaan (inactive)


Used materials

"OCA Holy Synod reestablishes Diocese of Washington and Diocese of New York-New Jersey", July 7, 2009:

http://www.oca.org/news/1876

Hierarchy of Churches website page:

http://hierarchy.religare.ru/h-orthod-ocaepar.html

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