Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest






The states in which the Diocese of the Midwest has jurisdiction.































This article forms part of the series
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
in North America

History



  • History of Eastern Orthodoxy in North America

  • Eastern Orthodoxy in North America timeline

  • Eastern Orthodoxy in the United States bibliography

  • Ligonier Meeting

People



  • Saints

  • Bishops

  • Writers

Jurisdictions (list)











Assembly of Bishops



  • Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Greek

  • ROCOR

  • Moscow

  • OCA

  • Antiochian

  • ACROD

  • Albanian

  • Palestinian/Jordanian

  • Serbian

  • Bulgarian

  • Ukrainian

  • Romanian

  • Georgian

Other



  • Macedonian

  • Belarusian


Monasteries

List of monasteries in the United States

Seminaries




  • Christ the Saviour

  • Holy Cross

  • Holy Trinity

  • St. Herman's

  • St. Tikhon's

  • St. Sava's

  • St. Sophia's

  • St. Vladimir's

Organizations











Active


  • ACOBUSA

  • IOCC

  • OCEC

  • OCF

  • OCL

  • OCMC

  • OISM

  • OTSA

Defunct

  • SCOBA


  • v

  • t

  • e


The Diocese of the Midwest is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in eleven states in the Midwestern United States – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The diocesan chancery is located on North LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois.


The diocese was headed by Job (Osacky) until his death on December 18th, 2009. He was elected to the position of bishop on November 5, 1992, and was elevated to the rank of archbishop on March 17, 2004. He was succeeded by Matthias (Moriak). MATTHIAS retired in 2014. Bishop PAUL (Gassios) was consecrated in Chicago on December 27th 2014.



Deaneries


The diocese is grouped geographically into six 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 Midwest and their territories are:




  • Chicago Deanery – Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin


  • Cleveland Deanery – Ohio


  • Columbus Deanery – Indiana and Ohio


  • Kansas City Deanery – Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska


  • Michigan Deanery – Michigan


  • Minneapolis Deanery – Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin



Internal links



  • Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Albion, Michigan

  • St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church



External links



  • Official site

  • Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Diocesan See



Coordinates: 43°N 92°W / 43°N 92°W / 43; -92








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