Eastern Orthodox bishops in the United States and Canada are bishops of various Eastern Orthodox Churches serving in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

and

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. The list includes all bishops serving in those countries, whether as diocesan bishops or in some other capacity, for example: as auxiliary bishops, diocesan administrators, or heads of various exarchates and vicariates. The dates following their names indicate the years during which they served in the United States or Canada. This list includes all bishops by service, regardless of their

nationality Nationality is a legal identification of a person in international law, establishing the person as a subject, a ''national'', of a sovereign state. It affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the ...

(citizenship).

Church of Antioch The Church of Antioch ( ar, كنيسة أنطاكية, Romanization: kánīsa ʾanṭākiya, IPA: a.niː.sa ʔan.tˤaː.ki.ja was the first of the five major churches of the early pentarchy in Christianity, with its primary seat in the ancient ...

* Germanos (Shehadi) of Zahle

Antiochian Archdiocese

* Alexander (Mufarrij) of Ottawa, 2004–present * Anthony (Michaels) of Toledo, 2011–present * Antony (Bashir) of New York, 1935-1966 * Antoun (Khouri) of Miami, 1981-2017 * Basil (Essey) of Wichita, 1992–present * Demetri (Khoury) of Jableh, 1995-2003 (retired) * Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) of Los Angeles, 1995–present * Mark (Maymon) of Toledo, 2004-2010 * Michael (Shaheen) of Toledo, 1958-1992 * Philip (Saliba) of New York, 1966-2014 * 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

* Saint Tikhon (Belavin), Patriarch of Moscow, Apostle to America * Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians, 1888-1891 * Saint Innocent (Veniaminov) of Alaska, Equal to the Apostles and Enlightener of North America * 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 * Saint Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn, 1904-1915

Russian Exarchate of North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, 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) Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

of New York and the Aleutians, 1967-1970 * Makarius (Ilyinsky) of New York, 1947-1953

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. They were previously known as the Russian Exarchate of North A ...
, 1970-present

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (partial)

Hilarion (Kapral) Metropolitan Hilarion (born Igor Alexeyevich Kapral, russian: Игорь Алексеевич Капра́л; 6 January 1948 – 16 May 2022) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), Metropolitan of Eastern America ...

, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, 2008–2022 * Kyrill (Dmitrieff), Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America, 2000–present * Alypy (Gamanovich), Archbishop of Chicago and Mid-America * Peter (Lukianoff) of Cleveland, Administrator of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America. Treasurer of the Synod of Bishops * Theodosius (Ivashchenko), Bishop of Seattle, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco and Western America, 2008–present *

George (Schaefer) Bishop George (secular name Paul Macarius Schaefer; May 25, 1950, Belleville, Illinois) is bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, bishop of Canberra, vicar of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese, and former abbot of the Ho ...

of Mayfield, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern America and New York *

Jerome (Shaw) Jerome Shaw, born John Robert Shaw and commonly known as Bishop Jerome (born December 21, 1946), is a retired

of Manhattan, Vicar Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern America and New York, Deputy Secretary of the Synod of Bishops *

Philaret (Voznesensky) Metropolitan Philaret (secular name Georgy Nikolayevich Voznesensky, russian: Георгий Николаевич Вознесенский; 22 March 1903 in Kursk, Russia – 21 November 1985 in New York City) was the First Hierarch of the ...

Metropolitan *

Vitaly (Ustinov) Metropolitan Vitaly (russian: Митрополит Виталий, secular name Rostislav Petrovich Ustinov, russian: Ростислав Петрович Устинов; 18 March 1910, St Petersburg – 25 September 2006, Magog, Quebec, Canada) wa ...

First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, 1986 - 2001 * Laurus (Škurla),First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, 2001 - 2008 * Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City, is an eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Its current primate is Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. Archbishop On May 11, 2019, the church's Hol ...

* Anthimos (Drakonakis) of Olympus, Bishop of Christoupolis Sixth District (Pittsburg) 1977–1979, Bishop of Boston 1979-1983, Bishop of Denver 1984-1987, later assigned to Bishop of Olympus 1992-2015
"Obituary of Bishop Anthimos of Olympus" Funeral.com Retrieved 2016-11/14 * Alexander (Demoglou) of America, 1922-1930 * Alexios (Panagiotopoulos) of Atlanta, 1999–present * Andonios (Paropoulos) of Phasiane, - present *

Anthony (Gergiannakis) of San Francisco Metropolitan Anthony of San Francisco was the first 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 Con ...

, 1978-2004 * Athenagoras (Spyrou) of America, 1931-1949 * Demetrios (Kantzavelos) of Mokissos, -present * Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America, 1999-2019 * Dimitrios (Couchell) of Xanthos, -present * Evangelos (Kourounis) of New Jersey, -present * Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco, 2005–present * Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America, 1959-1996 *

Iakovos (Garmatis) of Chicago Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago (Michael Garmatis; April 4, 1928 – June 2, 2017) was Metropolitan of Chicago under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until his death on June 2, 2017. Biography Garmatis began his higher educat ...

, 1979–present * Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver, 1992–present * Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh, 1979-2011 *

Methodios (Tournas) of Boston Metropolitan Methodios (born George Tournas on November 19, 1946) is a metropolitan bishop and spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston. The Metropolis includes all of the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhod ...

, 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

Northern American Metropolia/
Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA is partly recognized as autocephalous and consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions ...

* 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 Francisco, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1934-1950) * Leontius (Turkevich) Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1950-1965) * John (Shakhovskoy) Archbishop of San Francisco and the West (1950-1974) * Irenaeus (Bekish) Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1965-1977) *

Theodosius (Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (secular name Frank Lazor; , Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On , Metropolitan Theodosius (who had suffered a series of strokes) s ...

Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977-2002) *

Herman (Swaiko) Metropolitan Herman (born Joseph Swaiko, 1 February 1932 – 6 September 2022) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America ...

Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002-2008) *

Jonah (Paffhausen) Metropolitan Jonah (born James Paffhausen, Jr.; October 20, 1959) is a retired American Eastern Orthodox bishop who served as the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) with the title ''The Most Blessed Archbishop of Washington, Metropo ...

Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2008-2012) * Tikhon (Mollard) Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (since 2012)

'Holy Synod of Bishops (2016)

* Tikhon (Mollard), Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada * Nathaniel (Popp), Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate *

Nikon (Liolin) Archbishop Nikon (secular name Nicholas Liolin; October 9, 1945 – September 1, 2019) was an Albanian bishop who served as the head of the Orthodox Church in America's Albanian Archdiocese and New England diocese. Life of Archbishop Nikon ...

, Archbishop of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese *

Benjamin (Peterson) Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thi ...

, Archbishop of San Francisco and the West * Alejo (Pacheco y Vera), Archbishop of Mexico City and Mexico *

Melchisedek (Pleska) In the Bible, Melchizedek (, hbo, , malkī-ṣeḏeq, "king of righteousness" or "my king is righteousness"), also transliterated Melchisedech or Malki Tzedek, was the king of Salem and priest of (often translated as "most high God"). He is f ...

, Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania *

Mark (Maymon) Mark Alan Maymon (born June 22, 1958) is an archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America and the current Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Formerly a diocesan bishop of the see of Toledo and the Midwest in the Antiochian Orthod ...

, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania * Irénée (Rochon), Archbishop of Ottawa and the Archdiocese of Canada * Michael (Dahulich), Archbishop of New York and New Jersey * Alexander (Golitsin), Archbishop of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese *

David (Mahaffey) David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, Bishop of Sitka and Alaska * Paul (Gassios), Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest * Irineu (Duvlea), Bishop of Dearborn Heights (Romanian Episcopate) * Daniel (Brum), Bishop of Santa Rosa (Diocese of the West)

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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City, is an eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Its current primate is Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. Archbishop On May 11, 2019, the church's Hol ...

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Church of Antioch The Church of Antioch ( ar, كنيسة أنطاكية, Romanization: kánīsa ʾanṭākiya, IPA: a.niː.sa ʔan.tˤaː.ki.ja was the first of the five major churches of the early pentarchy in Christianity, with its primary seat in the ancient ...

Antiochian Archdiocese

Church of Russia, 1794-1924

Russian Exarchate of North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ..., 1933-1970

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (partial)

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City, is an eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Its current primate is Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. Archbishop On May 11, 2019, the church's Hol ...

Northern American Metropolia/Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA is partly recognized as autocephalous and consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions ...

'Holy Synod of Bishops (2016)

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Russian Exarchate of North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, 1933-1970

Northern American Metropolia/
Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA is partly recognized as autocephalous and consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions ...