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The '''Diocese of the South''' is a [[diocese]] of the jurisdiction of the [[Orthodox Church in America]].  It is currently under the leadership of His Eminence, the Most Reverend [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]], Archbishop of Dallas and the South. Its territory includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
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The '''Diocese of the South''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]].  It is currently under the leadership of His Grace, the Right Reverend [[Nikon (Liolin) of Boston|Nikon (Liolin)]], as ''[[Locum Tenens]]'' of the Diocese of the South. Its territory includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia outside the Washington DC metropolitan area.
  
 
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==Diocesan Council==
 
==Diocesan Council==
*His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri, Chair
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*His Grace, Bishop NIKON - Locum Tenens, Chair
 
*Milos Konjevich, Treasurer
 
*Milos Konjevich, Treasurer
  
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==Institutions==
 
==Institutions==
*St. Michael's Skete in Canoñes, NM
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*[[Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael (Canones, New Mexico)|St. Michael's Skete]] in Canoñes, NM
*St. Mary and Martha Orthodox Mission in Wagner, SC
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*[[Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery (Wagener, South Carolina)|Ss. Mary and Martha Orthodox Monastery]] in Wagner, SC
  
 
==Deaneries==
 
==Deaneries==
 
*Appalachian Deanery
 
*Appalachian Deanery
*Carolina Deanery
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*Atlanta Deanery
*Central Florida Deanery
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*Carolinas Deanery
*Southcentral Deanery
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*Dallas Deanery
*Southeastern Deanery
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*Miami Deanery
*South Florida Deanery
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*Orlando Deanery
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==Ruling bishops==
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* [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]] 1978-2009
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* [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington|Jonah (Paffhausen)]] as locum tenens 2009-2011
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* [[Nikon (Liolin)]], as locum tenens  2011-Present
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.ocados.org/ Diocesan website]
 
*[http://www.oca.org/CAdioceseSO.asp?SID=8 OCA diocesan website]
 
  
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*[http://www.dosoca.org/ DOS Diocesan Website]
[[Category:OCA Dioceses]]
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*[http://www.ocacarolinas.org OCA Carolinas Deanery Website]
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[[Category:Dioceses|South]]
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Revision as of 03:38, March 2, 2013

Visual representation of the Diocese of the South

The Diocese of the South is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. It is currently under the leadership of His Grace, the Right Reverend Nikon (Liolin), as Locum Tenens of the Diocese of the South. Its territory includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia outside the Washington DC metropolitan area.

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Diocesan Council

  • His Grace, Bishop NIKON - Locum Tenens, Chair
  • Milos Konjevich, Treasurer

Members

  • V. Rev. Dimitri Cozby
  • V. Rev. Ernesto Rios
  • V. Rev. Peter Smith
  • V. Rev. Mark Stevens
  • Rev. Marcus Burch
  • Rev. Stephen Freeman
  • Chuck Dionysius Doten
  • Bruce Humphrey
  • E. Ray Lanier
  • Jeanette Parker
  • Ed Stickle
  • Robert Vranes

Metropolitan Council Representatives

  • V. Rev. Alexander Fecanin
  • Gary George Popovich

Publications

  • The Dawn
  • Monthly diocesan newspaper (Contains articles in Russian, Spanish, and English)

His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri, Editor

Institutions

Deaneries

  • Appalachian Deanery
  • Atlanta Deanery
  • Carolinas Deanery
  • Dallas Deanery
  • Miami Deanery
  • Orlando Deanery

Ruling bishops

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