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*His Grace Mena (Menas), Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Fresno, Central Valley, California.
===Diocese of Fresno, Central Valley===
His Grace Mena (Menas) is the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Fresno, Central Valley, California.
The territories covered under this diocese are in the following cities:
* Fresno
* Clovis
* Madera
* Merced
* Sanger
* Selma
*[http://www.coptpope.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Fresno, Central Valley]
*His Grace Serapion, Bishop of the Holy [[Diocese]] of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii.
*His Grace Youssef (Joseph), Bishop of the Holy Diocese of Southern United States and Abbot of the Monastery of Most Holy Virgin Mary and Saint Moses the Strong in Corpus Christi, Texas.
*His Grace Youhanna (John), General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, [[Archdiocese]] of North America.
*His Grace David, General Bishop and Patriarchal Exarch in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Archdiocese of North America.
The diocese has around 30 churches, a theological school (seminary) and a charity organization called Saint Verena Charity, named after the Coptic Saint Verena.<ref>[http://www.lacopts.org/index.php/churches/ Parish Churches of the Diocese] of Los Angeles</ref> The Diocese of Los Angeles is based in Pomona, California.
In California there also is an independent Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great in Barstow that is under the jurisdiction of the [[List of Coptic Popes|Pope of Alexandria]]. The throne of the Bishop and Abbot of the monastery was vacant ever since the death of the thrice-blessed Bishop Karas, but is currently overseen by a Hegumen Hieromonk, Father Anastasi St. Anthony.
===Diocese of Southern United States===
*[http://www.lacopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles]
*[http://www.suscopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States]
*[http://www.nacopts.org/ Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America]
