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Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas

Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas

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For the ethnic diocese of the Orthodox Church in America, see Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas (Romanian: Mitropolia Ortodoxă Română a celor două Americi) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Metropolia covers the territory of the United States and Canada.[1]

The church is headed by Nicolae, Archbishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America and The Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, with the metropolitan center located in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

Administration and structure

The church is divided into one archdiocese and one diocese, each organized into three geographical deaneries, around which the parishes are grouped.

Archdioceses and Archbishops

  • Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America: Nicolae
    • Eastern USA Deanery
    • Central USA Deanery
    • Western USA Deanery

Dioceses and Bishops

  • Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada: Ioan Casian de Vicina
    • Eastern Canada Deanery
    • Central Canada Deanery
    • Western Canada Deanery

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Au fost înfiinţate Mitropolia celor două Americi şi Episcopia Canadei (in Romanian)
  2. [2]
    "Biography". mitropolia.us. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

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