List of American bishops

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American Orthodox bishops are men serving as bishops in some capacity, whether with dioceses or exercising authority of some kind in the United States and Canada. The dates following their names indicate the years during which they served as bishops in America.

[edit] Church of Alexandria

[edit] Alexandrian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church in the United States, 1947-1950

• Christopher (Contogeorge) of Pentapolis, 1947-1950

[edit] Church of Antioch

[edit] Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, 1924-present

• Alexander (Mufarrij) of Ottawa, 2004-present
• Antony (Bashir) of New York, 1936-1966
• Antoun (Khouri) of Miami, 1981-present
• 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, 1975-1992
• Philip (Saliba) of New York, 1966-present
• Thomas (Joseph) of Charleston and Oakland, 2004-present
• Victor (Abo-Assaley) of New York, 1924-1934

[edit] Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Toledo and Dependencies, 1936-1975

• Michael (Shaheen) of Toledo, 1962-1975
• Samuel (David) of Toledo, 1936-1958

[edit] Syrian Holy Orthodox Greek Catholic Mission in North America, 1913-1933

• Germanos (Shehadi) of Zahle, 1913-1933

[edit] Church of Constantinople

[edit] American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, 1938-present

• Gregory (Tatsis) of Nyssa 2012-present
• John (Martin) of Nyssa 1960-1984
• Nicholas (Smisko) of Amissos 1983-2011
• Orestes (Chornock) of Agathoniketa 1938-1977

[edit] Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, 1921-1996

• Alexander (Demoglou) of America, 1922-1930
• Athenagoras (Kokkinakis) of San Francisco 1950 - 1960
• Athenagoras (Spyrou) of America, 1931-1948
• Demetrios (Makris) of Olympus 1951-?
• Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos 1962 - 1977
• Germanos (Polyzoides) of Hierapolis 1941-1993
• Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America, 1959-1996
• Joachim (Alexopoulos) of Boston 1923-1930
• John (Kallos) of Amoriun 1972-?
• Kallistos (Papageorgapoulos) of San Francisco 1927-1940
• Michael (Konstantinides) of America, 1948-1959
• Philaret (Ioannides) of Chicago 1923-19xx
• Polyevktos (Finfinis) of Tropaiou 1955 - 1960
• Theodosios (Sideris) of Ancona 1960 - 1967

[edit] Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, 1996-present

• Alexios (Panagiotopoulos) of Atlanta, 1999-present
• Andonios (Paropoulos) of Phasiane, 2001-Present
• Anthony (Gergiannakis) of San Francisco, 1975-2004
• Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America, 1999-present
• Demetrios (Kantzavelos) of Mokissos, 2006-present
• Dimitrios (Couchell) of Xanthos, 1998-present
• Evangelos (Kourounis) of New Jersey, 2003-present
• Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco, 2005-present
• Iakovos (Garmatis) of Chicago, 1979-present
• Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver, 1992-present
• Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh, 1979-present
• Methodios (Tournas) of Boston, 1984-present
• Nicholas (Pissare) of Detroit, 1999-present
• Savas (Zembillas) of Troas, 2002-present
• Spyridon (Papageorge) of America, 1996-1999

[edit] Church of Jerusalem, 1922-2008

• Panteleimon of Neapolis, 1922-1931
• Damaskinos (Gaganiaras), 2002-2008

[edit] Church of Greece, 1908-1923, 1930

• Alexander (Demoglou) of Rodostolon, 1921 (see above)
• Germanos (Troianos) of Monemvasia and Lacedaemonos, 1921-1923
• Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Corinth (Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, but a bishop of the Church of Greece at the time)
• Meletios (Metaxakis) of Athens

[edit] Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Metropolis of America and Canada, 1923-?

• Vasilios (Komvopoulos) of Chaldea, 1923-?

[edit] Church of Russia, 1794-1924

See also: Bishops of the Russian Metropolia in North America

• Innocent (Pustynsky) of Alaska, 1904-1909
• Innocent (Veniaminov) of Kamchatka, the Kurile and Aleutian Islands, 1840-1853
• John (Mitropolsky) of the Aleutians, 1870-1877
• Nestor (Zakkis) 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 1907-1914 1923-1934
• Philip (Stavitsky) of Alaska 1916-1917
• Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn, 1904-1915
• Stephen (Dzubay) of Pittsburgh, 1917-1924
• Tikhon (Belavin) of the Aleutians 1898-1907
• Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians, 1888-1891

[edit] Russian Exarchate of North America, 1933-1970

• Adam (Philipovsky) of the Aleutians and North America, 1943 - 1956
• Antoninus (Pokrovsky) of Washington, 1934-1939
• Benjamin (Fedchenkov) of the Aleutians, 1933-1947
• Boris (Vik) of the Aleutians, 1955-1962
• Dionysius (Diachenko) of San Francisco 1958-1960
• Germogen, 1954
• Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York 19xx - 19xx
• John (Wendland) of New York and the Aleutians, 1963-1967
• Jonathan (Kopolovitch) of New York and the Aleutians, 1967-1970
• Makary (Ilyinsky) of New York, 1947-1953

[edit] Russian Orthodox Church in the USA, 1970-present

• Justinian (Ovchinnikov) of Naro-Fominsk, 2010-present
• Mercurius (Ivanov) of Zaraisk, 2000-2009?

[edit] Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, 1921-present

• Anastassy (Gribanovskiy), 1950 – 1964
• Anthony (Medvedev), 1968-2000
• Apollinary (Koshevoy), 1922-1924
• Averky (Taushev), 1960-1976
• Gabriel (Chemodakov), 1997-present
• Gregory (Grabbe), 1979-1995
• Hilarion (Kapral), 1984-1996, 2008-present
• John (Maximovitch), 1962-1966
• Kyrill (Dmitrieff), 1992-present
• Laurus (Skurla), 1967-2008
• Philaret (Voznesensky), 1964-1985
• Platon (Rozhdestvensky), 1921-1924
• Theodosius (Ivashchenko), 2008-present
• Tikhon (Troitsky), 1934-1962
• Vitaly (Ustinov), 1954-2001

[edit] Bulgarian Diocese in Exile, 1964-1976

• Kyrill (Yonchev) of Pittsburgh, 1964-1976

[edit] Russian Orthodox Church Abroad-PSCA, 2007-Present

• Agafangel (Pashkovsky), 2007-present
• Andronik (Kotrliaroff), 2007-present
• Joseph (Hrebinka), 2008-present

[edit] Metropolia/Orthodox Church in America, 1924-1970, 1970-present

• Adam (Philipovsky) of Philadelphia and the Carpatho-Russians, 1935 - 1939
• Aftimios (Ofiesh) of Brooklyn, 1917-1930
• Alejo (Pacheco y Vera) of Mexico City , 2004-present
• Alexander (Golitzin) of Toledo 2012 - present
• Alexis (Panteleev) of Alaska, 1927-1944
• Amphilokhy (Vakulsky) of Alaska, 1923-1931
• Amvrossy (Merejko) of Pittsburgh, 1967-1972
• Anatoloy (Apostlov) of Montreal, 1961-1962
• Antoninus (Pokrovsky) of Alaska, 1931-1934
• Apollinary (Koshevoy) of San Francisco, 1924-1927
• Arseny (Chagovtsov) of Winnipeg, 1926-1936
• Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco, 1980-1984
• Benjamin (Basalyga) of Pittsburgh, 1933-1946, 1952-1963
• Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco, 2004-present
• Boris (Geeza) of Chicago, 1978-1988
• Dionysius (Diachenko) of Pittsburgh 1947-1952?
• Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas, 1969-2009
• Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) of Brooklyn, 1930-1933
• Gregory (Afonsky) of Sitka, 1973-1995
• Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York, 1973-2008
• Innocent (Gula) of Hagerstown, 1995-2001
• Ireney (Bekish) of New York, 1953-1977
• Irineu (Duvlea) of Dearborn Heights, 2002-present
• Jeronim (Chernov) of Eastern Canada, 1936-1937
• Joasaph (Skorodumov) of Calgary, 1938,1946
• Joasph (Antoniuk) of Edmonton, 1968-1978
• Job (Osacky) of Chicago and the Midwest, 1983-2009
• John (Garklavs) of Chicago, 1949-1978
• John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco, 1947-1973, 1975-1979
• John (Ziobin) of Alaska, 1945-1952
• Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington, 2008-present
• Jonah (Stahlberg) of Washington, 1951-1955
• Kiprian (Borisevich) of Philadelphia, 1961-1980
• Kyrill (Yonchev) of Pittsburgh, 1976-2007
• Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa, 1990-2003
• Leonty (Turkevich) of New York, 1933-1965
• Makary (Iliyinsky) of Brooklyn, 1935-1946
• Mark (Forsberg) of Boston, 1979-
• Mark (Maymon) of Baltimore, 2011-present
• Melchisedek (Pleska) of Pittsburgh, 2009-present
• Michael (Dahulich) of New York, 2010-present
• Nathaniel (Popp) of Detroit, 1980-present
• Nikolai (Soraich) of Sitka, 2001-2008
• Nikon (de Greve) of Brooklyn, 1948-1983
• Nikon (Liolin) of Boston, 2002-present
• Paul (Gavrilov) of Chicago, 1928-1933
• Peter (L'Huillier) of New York, (in Orthodox Church in America) 1979-2005
• Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York, 1923-1934
• Seraphim (Storheim) of Ottawa, 1987-present
• Sylvester (Haruns) of Montreal, 1963-1981
• Theodosius (Lazor) of Washington, 1967-2002
• Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco, 1922-1950
• Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1987-2007
• Tikhon (Mollard) of Philadelphia, 2004-present
• Valerian (Trifa) of Detroit, 1960-1983
• Varlaam (Novakshonoff) of Vancouver, 1994-?
• Vladimir (Nagosky) of San Francisco, 1962-1975

[edit] American Orthodox Catholic Church, 1927-1940

• Aftimios (Ofiesh) of Brooklyn, 1927-1933
• Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) of Montreal, 1927-1930
• Ignatius (Nichols) of Washington, 1932-1933
• Joseph (Zuk) of New Jersey, 1932-1933
• Sophronios (Beshara) of Los Angeles, 1928-1940

[edit] Church of Serbia, 1919-Present

[edit] Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada, 1919-Present

• Christopher (Kovacevich), 1978-2010
• Chrysostom (Stolic), 1988-1992
• Damaskin (Grdanicki), 1938-1940
• Dionisije (Milivojevich), 1940-1963
• Firmilian (Ocokoljic), 1963-1992
• Gregory (Udicki), 1963-1985
• Georgije (Djokic), 1984-Present
• Irinej (Djordjevic), 1936-1938
• Irinej (Kovacevic), 1992-1998
• Jovan (Mladenovic), 1994-2002
• Longin (Krco), 1992, 1997-Present
• Mardarje (Uskokovich), 1926-1935
• Maxim (Vasiljevic), 2006-Present
• Mitrophan (Kodic), 1991-Present
• Nikolai Velimirovic, 1919, 1946-1956
• Stefan (Lastavica), 1963-1966
• Sava (Vukovich), 1967-1977

[edit] New Gracanica Diocese, 1963-1992

Diocese considered schismatic by Patriarchate of Serbia from 1963 until 1992 reconciliation.

• Dimitrije (Balac), 1966-1978
• Dionisije (Milivojevic), 1963-1979 [see above]