Orthodox Church in America Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
The Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania is a
Kyrill (Yonchev), died on June 17, 2007.[1]
Bishops
- Stephen (Dzyubay)(7 August 1916 - May 1924)
- Alexis (Panteleev) (November 1932 - 1933)
- Benjamin (Basalyga) (10 September 1933 - 1947)
- Dionysius (Dyachenko) (7 December 1947 - 1951)
- Vyacheslav (Lissitzky) (28 October 1951 - 15 December 1952)
- Benjamin (Basalyga) (July 28, 1953 - November 15, 1963)
- Ambrose (Merezhko) (1967 - 1972)
- Theodosius (Lazor)(1972 - 30 October 1977)
- Kyrill (Yonchev)(October 1977 - 17 June 2007)
- Herman (Swaiko)(2007 - 4 September 2008) locum tenens
- Tikhon (Mollard)(2008-2009) locum tenens
- Melchisedek (Pleska) (since 27 June 2009)
Deaneries
The diocese is grouped geographically into five
dean
. The deans coordinate activities in their area's parishes, and report to the diocesan bishop. The current deaneries of the Diocese of Western Pennsylvania are:
- Allegheny-Beaver Valley Deanery
- Altoona-Johnstown Deanery
- Monongahela Valley Deanery
- Ohio Valley Deanery
- Pittsburgh Deanery
References
External links
- Official website
- Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania on OCA official site