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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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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 [[Alexander (Golitzin) of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese|Alexander (Golitzin)]], who was enthroned as bishop of the diocese on [[June 11]], 2016. 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 Grace, Bishop NIKON - Locum Tenens, Chair
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*His Grace, Bishop ALEXANDER (Golitzin)
 
*Milos Konjevich, Treasurer
 
*Milos Konjevich, Treasurer
  
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* [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]] 1978-2009
 
* [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]] 1978-2009
 
* [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington|Jonah (Paffhausen)]] as locum tenens 2009-2011
 
* [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington|Jonah (Paffhausen)]] as locum tenens 2009-2011
* [[Nikon (Liolin)]], as locum tenens  2011-Present
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* [[Nikon (Liolin)]], as locum tenens  2011-2016
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* [[Alexander (Golitzin) of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese|Alexander (Golitzin)]] 2016-present
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.dosoca.org/ DOS Diocesan Website]
 
*[http://www.dosoca.org/ DOS Diocesan Website]
 
*[http://www.ocacarolinas.org OCA Carolinas Deanery Website]
 
*[http://www.ocacarolinas.org OCA Carolinas Deanery Website]
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*[http://www.dosoca.org/files/2016/Alexander_Enthronement_Invitation.pdf Enthronement Invitation]
  
 
[[Category:Dioceses|South]]
 
[[Category:Dioceses|South]]

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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 Alexander (Golitzin), who was enthroned as bishop of the diocese on June 11, 2016. 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 ALEXANDER (Golitzin)
  • 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

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Deaneries

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

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