Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America
The Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (also known as the Bulgarian Diocese of
History
As a result of the establishment of a Communist government in Bulgaria after the World War II, relations of the
One of his prominent clergy, Archimandrite Kyrill (Yonchev), disagreed with his decision to return the diocese to an Orthodox Church based in a communist country, and therefore left it to join the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, where he was ordained bishop of the new Bulgarian Diocese in Exile. Sharing his fear that the Bulgarian Orthodox Church was strongly influenced by the communist regime in Sofia, many Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox communities in the United States and Canada (organized under the auspices of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization), voiced their support for Bishop Kyrill and transferred their parishes, or created new ones, under his authority.[4] Bishop Kyrill also persuaded many to accept his authority due partly to Metropolitan Andrew's advanced age.[3]
In 1976, Bishop Kyrill and his Bulgarian Diocese in Exile left the ROCOR and joined the Orthodox Church in America, thus creating its current Bulgarian Diocese.[5]
List of Parishes
Parish | Country | City, State | Clergy |
St. George Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Cathedral | United States | Toledo Metropolitan Area ) |
Archbishop Alexander (Golitzin), Rector |
Holy Ghost Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | Youngstown, Ohio |
V. Rev. Basil Duesenberry |
Sts. Cyril & Methodius Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | Lorain, Ohio | V. Rev. Paul G. Monkowski |
Sts. Cyril & Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | Granite City, Illinois | Fr. Andrew Moulton |
St. Elia the Prophet Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | Akron, Ohio | V. Rev. Don Freude |
St. Nicholas Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
V. Rev. Andrew Jarmus |
St. Kliment of Ochrid Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | Los Angeles, California |
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St. John of Rila Bulgarian Orthodox Church | United States | McLean, Virginia | V. Rev. Chterion Zaprianov |
St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church | United States | Fenton, Michigan | Fr. Gabriel Bilas |
St. Nikolai Orthodox Church | United States | Louisville, Ohio | |
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church | United States | Burton, Michigan | V. Rev. Matthew-Peter Butrie |
St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church | United States | Los Angeles, California | |
St. George Orthodox Church | United States | Washington, DC |
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Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery | United States | Castro Valley, California |
Igumen Stephen, Abbot |
St. Andrew the Apostle Orthodox Mission | United States | North Hollywood, California |
V. Rev. Viorel Vasile Visovan |
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission | United States | Ames, Iowa | Fr. Marty Watt |
Notes and references
- ^ "Constitution of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the United States of America and Canada" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ History of the Bulgarian Diocese of Toledo
- ^ a b Surrency, Archim. Serafim. The Quest for Orthodox Unity in America: A History of the Orthodox Church in North America in the Twentieth Century. Saints Boris and Gleb Press, 1973.
- ^ Методиев, Момчил. Календар и църковна политика през комунизма. // Двери на Православието, 2008. Посетен на 24 май 2010.
- ^ Liberovsky, Alexis. "Synopsis of the 5th All-American Council". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-01-01.