The Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and New York (russian: Восточно-Американская и Нью-Йоркская епархия) is a

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of the

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that is the

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of its First Hierarch. The current First Hierarch is Metropolitan

Nicholas (Olhovsky) Metropolitan Nicholas (born Nikolay Alexandrovich Olhovsky, russian: Николай Александрович Ольховский; 17 December 1974) is the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Metropolitan of Eas ...

since September 14th, 2022.

History

September 4, 1934 the Synod of bishops of ROCOR makes a decision to divide the North American diocese on 2 dioceses: Eastern American and Western American.Восточно-Американская и Нью-Йоркская епархия РПЦЗ
/ref> The Eastern American diocese was headed by Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko).Metropolitan Hilarion's Epistle on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Eastern American Diocese
/ref> In its present form the diocese was formed after November Cleveland Sobor in 1946 when clergy and laity of the Northern American Mitropolis adopted a resolution by which the Metropolitan District limit his contacts with the Moscow Patriarchate and the Synod of ROCOR. However, much of the parishes refused to be separated from the ROCOR. After the rupture of communion with Metropolitan

Theophilus (Pashkovsky) Theophilus (Pashkovsky), born Feodor (Theodore) Nikolaevich Pashkovsky (russian: Фёдор Николаевич Пашковский) and commonly known as Metropolitan Theophilus (February 6, 1874, in Kyiv – June 27, 1950, in San Francisco), w ...

, ROCOR regained its jurisdiction in America and received about 40 parishes emerged from the Metropolitan District. Administration of these parishes was charged to Archbishop Vitaly, who received the title "Archbishop of Eastern America and Jersey City".

Bishops

Ruling Bishops

* Vitaly (Maximenko) (September 4, 1934 — 1959) *

Anastasius (Gribanovsky) Metropolitan Anastasius (secular name Alexander Alexeyevich Gribanovsky, russian: Александр Алексеевич Грибановский; August 6, 1873 – May 22, 1965) was a hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and the second Firs ...

, First Hierarch of ROCOR (1959 - May 31, 1964) *

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 R ...

, First Hierarch of ROCOR (May 31, 1964 - November 21, 1985) *

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 ROCOR (January 22, 1986 - August 10, 2001) *

Laurus (Škurla) Metropolitan Laurus ( sk, Metropolita Laurus, secular name Vasily Mikhaylovich Shkurla, russian: Василий Михайлович Шкурла, or Vasiľ Škurla in Slovakian; January 1, 1928 – March 16, 2008) was First Hierarch of the Russ ...

, First Hierarch of ROCOR (October 27, 2001 - March 16, 2008) *

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 ROCOR (May 18, 2008 – May 16, 2022) *

, First Hierarch of ROCOR (September 14, 2022 – present)

Vicars

; Bishops of Manhattan * James (Toombs) (July 21, 1951 - October 21, 1955) *

(August 13, 1967 - June 18, 1976) *

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(May 12, 1979 - November 1981) *

(December 10, 1984 - December 1995) *

Gabriel (Chemodakov) Archbishop Gabriel (russian: Архиепископ Гавриил, secular name George Lvovich Chemodakov, russian: Георгий Львович Чемодаков; June 2, 1961, Sydney, Australia) is bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside ...

(October 5, 1996 - May 14, 2008) *

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

(December 10, 2008 - July 10, 2013) *

(since June 29, 2014) ; Bishop of Mayfield *

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 Holy ...

(December 7, 2008 – October 7, 2014) ; Bishop of Erie *

Daniel (Alexandrov) Daniel of Erie (secular name Dmitry Borisovich Alexandrov, Дмитрий Борисович Александров; September 15, 1930 – April 26, 2010) was an American Russian Orthodox bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outs ...

(August 14, 1988 - April 26, 2010) ; Bishop of Boston * Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky) (November 24, 1992 - February 15, 2002) *

Michael (Donskoff) Archbishop Michael (russian: Архиепископ Михаил, secular name Simeon Vasilyevich Donskoff, russian: Симеон Васильевич Донсков; 29 March 1943, Paris) is a retired bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside ...

(May 2002 - May 2006) ; Archbishops of Syracuse and Holy Trinity *

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(May 25, 1953 - April 13, 1976) *

(July 18, 1976 - October 25, 2001) ; Bishop of Washington *

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(1960 - September 4, 1976) *

(1981 - January 1986) *

(1995 — 20 June 1996) ; Archbishop of Rockland *

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(March 2, 1968 - July 12, 1978) *

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(October 2, 1994 – March 3, 1995) ; Bishop/Archbishop of Florida *

(1960 - September 4, 1976)

References

Sources

Eastern American and New York Diocese of ROCOR

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