Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church in Galveston

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America ( sr, Српска православна епархија новограчаничко-средњезападноамеричка) is a

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diocese located in the midwestern region of the United States. Its headquarters are in Third Lake,

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. The diocese operates 69 churches and parishes in

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, and

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History

In 1998, the diocese opened the monastic women's Protection of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Ohio under then Bishop Job. In 2006, the monastery moved to

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. Later, the Protection of the Virgin Mary Monastery moved once again to

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in the same

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as St. Xenia Sisterhood and Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete, all located at a common address: 28650 105th Street in Weatherby, Missouri. The three separate monasteries on the same general grounds are under the jurisdiction of the

Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America ( sr, Српска православна црква у Северној и Јужној Америци) is a constituent and integral part of the one and only Serbian Orthodox Church (Patria ...

. Also, there is a fourth Serbian monastery (also women's convent) in Missouri in Greenfield -- St. Pachomious Monastery.

Bishops

The bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America is Longin (Krčo).

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Diocese of New Gracanica - Midwestern America
{{DEFAULTSORT:New Gračanica and Midwestern America Religious sees of the Serbian Orthodox Church Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States Serbian-American history

History

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