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*Convent of St. Thekla (Bolivar, Pennsylvania)| Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Alexandra.[http://www.antiochian.org/sainttheklaconvent]
 
*[[St. Paul Skete (Grand Junction, Tennessee)|St. Paul Skete]], Grand Junction, Tennessee.  Female skete.  Superior: Mother Nektaria.
 
*[[St. Paul Skete (Grand Junction, Tennessee)|St. Paul Skete]], Grand Junction, Tennessee.  Female skete.  Superior: Mother Nektaria.
 
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Revision as of 00:57, March 3, 2010

The following is a list of monasteries and sketes, both male and female, in America.


Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

  • Convent of St. Thekla (Bolivar, Pennsylvania)| Female monastery. Abbess: Mother Alexandra.[1]
  • St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Female skete. Superior: Mother Nektaria.

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia

Male

Female

Ecumenical Patriarchate Institutions in America

Male

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

This archdiocese has had a small number of formerly Athonite monks who were given a blessing to start monasteries. In recognition of this, any such spiritual father of a monastery will be listed.

Male

Female

Vicariate for Palestinian-Jordanian Communities in the USA

Orthodox Church in America

Female

Male

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada

Male

Female

Russian Orthodox Church in the USA

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

Male

Female

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada

Male

Female

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA

Male

Coptic Orthodox Church in North America

The Coptic Orthodox Church is not currently in communion with the above jurisdictions. For more information, see Oriental Orthodox.

Male

  • St. Antony Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Los Angeles, California [15]
  • St. Mary and St. Moses Abbey, Corpus Christi, Texas [16]


See also