List of American Orthodox bishops
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American Orthodox bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

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are men serving as bishops in some capacity, whether with diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s or exercising authority of some kind in the United States and Canada. The dates following their names indicate the years during which they served as bishops in America, not necessarily the years they served in the indicated bishoprics.

Church of Antioch
Church of Antioch
The Church of Antioch is one of the five major churches that composed the Christian Church before the East-West Schism.-History:...

  • Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn
    Raphael of Brooklyn
    Saint Raphael of Brooklyn , also known as Father Raphael, was born as Raphael Hawaweeny in Beirut, Lebanon, of Damascene Syrian parents...

    , 1904-1915
  • Germanos (Shehadi) of Zahle

Antiochian Archdiocese
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is the sole jurisdiction of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United States and Canada with exclusive jurisdiction over the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in those countries, though these faithful were originally cared for by the...

  • Alexander (Mufarrij) of Ottawa, 2004-present
  • Antony (Bashir) of New York, 1935-1966
  • Antoun (Khouri) of Miami, 1981-present
  • Basil (Essey) of Wichita, 1992-present
  • Demetri (Khoury) of Jableh
    Demetri (Khoury) of Jableh
    His Grace Demetri , Titular Bishop of Jableh, was an auxiliary bishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America from 1995 to 2003...

    , 1995-2003 (retired)
  • Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) of Los Angeles, 1995-present
  • Mark (Maymon) of Toledo
    Mark (Maymon) of Toledo
    His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop Mark of Baltimore is an auxiliary bishop of the Orthodox Church in America. He presently serves in the Diocese of the South....

    , 2004-present
  • Michael (Shaheen) of Toledo, 1958-1992
  • Philip (Saliba) of New York, 1966-present
  • Samuel (David) of Toledo, 1935-1958
  • Thomas (Joseph) of Oakland, 2004-present
  • Victor (Abo-Assaley) of New York, 1924-1935

Church of Russia, 1794-1924

  • Tikhon (Belavin) of the Aleutians
    Tikhon of Moscow
    Saint Tikhon of Moscow , born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin , was the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Church during the early years of the Soviet Union, 1917 through 1925.-Early life:...

  • Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians, 1888-1891
  • Innocent (Veniaminov) of Kamchatka, the Kurile and Aleutian Islands
    Innocent of Alaska
    Saint Innocent of Alaska , also known as Saint Innocent of Moscow was a Russian Orthodox priest, bishop, archbishop and Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. He is known for his missionary work, scholarship and leadership in Alaska and the Russian Far East during the 19th century...

  • John (Mitropolsky) of the Aleutians, 1870-1877
  • Nestor (Zass) of the Aleutians, 1878-1882
  • Nicholas (Ziorov) of the Aleutians, 1891-1898
  • Paul (Popov) of Novoarkhangelsk, 1867-1870
  • Peter (Ekaterinovsky) of Novoarkhangelsk, 1859-1867
  • Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York
  • Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn
    Raphael of Brooklyn
    Saint Raphael of Brooklyn , also known as Father Raphael, was born as Raphael Hawaweeny in Beirut, Lebanon, of Damascene Syrian parents...

    , 1904-1915

Russian Exarchate of North America, 1933-1970

  • Benjamin (Fedchenkov) of the Aleutians, 1933-1947
  • Boris (Vik) of the Aleutians, 1955-1962
  • Germogen, 1954
  • John (Wendland) of New York and the Aleutians, 1962-1967
  • Jonathan (Kopolovitch) of New York and the Aleutians, 1967-1970
  • Makary (Ilyinsky) of New York, 1947-1953

Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
The Russian Orthodox Church in the USA is the name of the group of parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in America that are under the canonical authority of the Patriarch of Moscow...

, 1970-present

  • Hilarion (Kapral)
    Hilarion (Kapral)
    Metropolitan Hilarion — bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia , Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, First-Hierarch of ROCOR ; he is the first in its history First-Hierarch of ROCOR, approved by the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate...

    , First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, 2008-present
  • Kirill (Dmitrieff), Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America, 2000-present
  • Theodosius (Ivashchenko), Bishop of Seattle, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco and Western America, 2008-present

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City, is an eparchy of the Church of Constantinople. Its current primate is Archbishop Demetrios of America.-About the Archdiocese:...

 (partial)

  • Anthimos of Denver, 1978-present
  • Alexander (Demoglou) of America, 1922-1930
  • Alexios (Panagiotopoulos) of Atlanta, 1999-present
  • Andonios (Paropoulos) of Phasiane, -present
  • Anthony (Gergiannakis) of San Francisco, 1978-2004
  • Athenagoras (Spyrou) of America, 1931-1949
  • Demetrios (Kantzavelos) of Mokissos, - present
  • Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America, 1999-present
  • Dimitrios (Couchell) of Xanthos, -present
  • Evangelos (Kourounis) of New Jersey, -present
  • Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco
    Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco
    Metropolitan Gerasamos of San Francisco is the Metropolitan Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, under the spiritual authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople...

    , 2001-present
  • Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America, 1959-1996
  • Iakovos (Garmatis) of Chicago, 1979-present
  • Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver, 1992-present
  • Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh, 1979-2011
  • Methodios (Tournas) of Boston, 1983-present
  • Michael (Konstantinides) of America, 1949-1959
  • Nicholas (Pissare) of Detroit, 1999-present
  • Philip (Koutoufas) of Atlanta, 1992-1996
  • Savas (Zembillas) of Troas, 2002-present
  • Spyridon (Papageorge) of America, 1996-1999
  • Timothy (Negropontis) of Detroit, 1979-1995

Metropolia/Orthodox Church in America
Orthodox Church in America
The Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North America. Its primate is Metropolitan Jonah , who was elected on November 12, 2008, and was formally installed on December 28, 2008...

  • Tikhon (Belavin) of the Aleutians
    Tikhon of Moscow
    Saint Tikhon of Moscow , born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin , was the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Church during the early years of the Soviet Union, 1917 through 1925.-Early life:...

      Archbishop of the Aleutians, Alaska and North America (1898-1907)
  • Platon (Rozhdestvensky) Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America (1907-1914). Later named Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1922-1934)
  • Evdokim (Meschersky) Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America (1914-1918)
  • Alexander (Nemolovsky) Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America (1919-1922)
  • Theophilus (Pashkovsky) Archbishop of San Francsico, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1934–1950)
  • Leonty (Turkevich)
    Leonty (Turkevich)
    Metropolitan Leontius was the Metropolitan of the North American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1950 until his death in 1965. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Ireney...

     Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1950–1965)
  • Ireney (Bekish)
    Ireney (Bekish)
    Metropolitan Ireney or Irenaeus was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1965 until his retirement in 1977. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Theodosius .Metr...

     Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1965-1977)
  • Theodosius (Lazor)
    Theodosius (Lazor)
    Metropolitan Theodosius was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On April 2, 2002, Metropolitan Theodosius submitted a petition to the Holy Synod of the OCA, requesting his retirement...

     Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977-2002)
  • Herman (Swaiko)
    Herman (Swaiko)
    Metropolitan Herman is the former primate of the Orthodox Church in America . As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada...

     Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002-2008)
  • Jonah (Paffhausen)
    Jonah (Paffhausen)
    Jonah , Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, is the primate of the Orthodox Church in America . He was elected on November 12, 2008, and installed to his see on December 28, 2008, in Washington, D.C...

     Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2008 – present)


Holy Synod of Bishops (2011):

  • Nathaniel (Popp)
    Nathaniel (Popp)
    Archbishop Nathaniel is an American Romanian Orthodox clergyman, the current archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America's Romanian Episcopate....

     Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate
  • Nikon (Liolin)
    Nikon (Liolin)
    Bishop Nikon is an Albanian bishop who serves as the head of the Orthodox Church in America's Albanian Archdiocese and New England diocese....

      Bishop of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese, Locum tenens of the Diocese of the South
  • Bishop Tikhon (Mollard)  Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania
  • Benjamin (Peterson)
    Benjamin (Peterson)
    Bishop Benjamin is the Bishop of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of the West....

    : Bishop of of San Francisco and the West, Locum tenens of the Diocese of Alaska
  • Alejo (Pacheco y Vera): Bishop of Mexico City and the Exarchate of Mexico
  • Bishop Melchisedek (Pleska) Bishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, Locum tenens of the Bulgarian Diocese, Interim Chancellor
  • Michael (Dahulich) Bishop of New York and New Jersey
  • Bishop Matthias (Moriak) Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest


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