Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian)

The Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest is a diocese of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America which is under the jurisdiction of the Church of Antioch. The diocese includes the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin in the United States of America.

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History

The diocese was formed from the seven regions of the Archdiocese at the time in 2003 after the Patriarchate of Antioch granted “Self-Rule” for the Archdiocese in response to the petition in 2001 for “Self-Rule” status by the ruling hierarch Metr. Philip and the General Assembly of the Archdiocese.

Parishes and Monasteries

The diocese includes forty-nine parishes and missions in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.[[1]]. While the parishes in the diocese are principally eastern rite, the diocese does have a number of western rite parishes.

Ruling hierarchs

• Bishop Mark (Maymon) 2004 - 2010
• Bishop Thomas (Joseph) of Charleston and Oakland locum tenens 2010 - 2011
• Bishop Anthony (Michaels) 2011 - Present

Source

• Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest