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Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the South

Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America

Summary

Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America

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jurisdiction	Diocese
name	the South
border	Orthodox
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country	United States of America
territory	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia
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area_sqmi
population	8800
catholics
parishes	93
congregations
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patron
patron_title
patriarch	Tikhon (Mollard)
bishop	Alexander (Golitzin)
bishop_title	Metropolitan
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bishop of the archdiocese
suffragans
auxiliary_bishops
archdeacons
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map	File:Map of USA highlighting OCA Diocese of the South.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	The states in which the Diocese of the South has jurisdiction.
website	https://dosoca.org/

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The Diocese of the South is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in fourteen states in the Southern and Southwestern United States – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

The diocesan chancery is located in Dallas, Texas. The Diocese's episcopal seat is Saint Seraphim Cathedral (Dallas, Texas) with Christ the Saviour Cathedral (Miami Lakes, Florida) as a co-cathedral.

History

Archbishop Dmitri Royster was the first and only ruling bishop of the Diocese of the South from 1978 until his retirement on March 31, 2009. Archbishop Nikon of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese initially served as locum tenens. From March 21, 2015, Metropolitan Tikhon Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All American and Canada served as locum tenens with Bishop Gerasim (Eliel) of Ft. Worth as the Diocesan Administrator. As of March 29, 2016, Bishop Alexander (Golitzin), the current ruling bishop of the Bulgarian Diocese, has been elected by the Holy Synod to be the ruling bishop of the Diocese of the South, in addition to his current diocese.

In 2020, the diocese has roughly 8800 total attendees across 93 parishes.

Deaneries

Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral in Miami Lakes, Florida

The diocese is grouped geographically into seven deaneries, each consisting of a number of parishes. Each deanery is headed by a parish priest, known as a dean. The deans coordinate activities in their area's parishes, and report to the diocesan bishop. The current deaneries of the Diocese of the South and their territories are:

Appalachian Deanery – Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
Carolina Deanery – North Carolina and South Carolina
North Florida Deanery – Florida
South Florida Deanery – Florida
Mississippi River Deanery - Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas
Southcentral Deanery – New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Southeastern Deanery – Alabama and Georgia

Episcopacy

Dmitri (Royster) 1978–2009
- Jonah (Paffhausen) locum tenens 2009–2011
- Nikon (Liolin), locum tenens 2011–2016
Alexander (Golitzin) 2016–present

References

"Archived copy".
(29 June 2021). "The Episcopal Consecration of Bishop Gerasim of Fort Worth - Orthodox Church in America article".
Krindatch, Alexei. "The Orthodox Church America in America: A decade of changes in Parishes, Membership and Worship Attendance".

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