List of American monasteries

The following is a list of monasteries and sketes, both male and female, in America.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

• St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Female skete. Superior: Mother Nektaria.

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia

Male

• St. Isaac of Syria Skete, Boscobel, Wisconsin. Abbot Simeon (Gitlis). Brother monastery to St. Silouan.
• St. Sabbas the Sanctified Monastery, Harper Woods, Michigan. Abbot Pachomy (Bellkoff). [1] [2]

Female

• Monastery of St. Silouan, Boscobel, Wisconsin. Sister monastery to St. Isaac of Syria.

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in the USA

Male

• St. Antony Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Los Angeles, California [3]
• St. Mary and St. Moses Abbey, Corpus Christi, Texas [4]

Ecumenical Patriarchate Institutions in America

Male

• Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, Astoria, New York. [5]. Metropolitan Paisios.
• Holy Theotokos Monastery, North Fort Myers, Florida. Archimandrite John.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

This archdiocese has had a small number of formerly Athonite monks who were given a blessing to start monasteries. In recognition of this, any such spiritual father of a monastery will be listed.

Male

• St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Hayesville, Ohio. Abbot, Metr. Maximos. Superior: Hieromonk Seraphim (Dedes).

• St. Theodore House, Galion, Ohio. Metochion of St. Gregory Palamas. Spiritual Father: Hmk Seraphim (Dedes)

• St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Florence, Arizona. Abbot: Archimandrite Paisios. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem.
• Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery, Kendalia, Texas. Archimandrite Dositheos. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Panagia Vlahernon Greek Orthodox Monastery, Williston, Florida. Monk Modestos. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Trinity Monastery Greek Orthodox Monastery, Smith Creek, Michigan. Hieromonk Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Panagia Pammakaristou Greek Orthodox Monastery, Lawsonville, North Carolina. Hieromonk Nektarios. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Monastery, Roscoe, New York. Hieromonk Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery, Harvard, Illinois. Archimandrite Akakios. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem

Female

• Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple Skete, Hayesville, Ohio. Abbess Theadelphi. Spiritual Father: Hmk Seraphim (Dedes)
• Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Monastery, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Abbess Theophano. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Monastery, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. [6] Abbess Melanie. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Protection Greek Orthodox Monastery, Weatherly, Pennsylvania. Abbess Olympiada. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• The Living Spring Greek Orthodox Monastery, Dunlap, California. Abbess Markella. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery, Goldendale, Washington. [7] Abbess Efpraxia. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Annunciation Greek Orthodox Monastery, Reddick, Florida. [8] Abbess Agapia. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Panagia Prousiotissa Greek Orthodox Monastery, Troy, North Carolina. [9] Abbess Agne. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Monastery, Washington, Texas. [10] Abbess Paraskevi. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America

• Epitropia of the Holy Sepulcher, Monastery of the Holy Cross (Setauket, New York) Male monastery. Archimandrite Maximos.

• Monastery of the Glorious Ascension, Resaca, Georgia. Male monastery. Archimandrite Nazarios.

Orthodox Church in America

• Companions of New Skete (Emmaus House), Cambridge, New York. Superior: Sr Melanie Updike.
• Ss. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel, Spruce Island, Alaska.
• Protecting Veil of the Theotokos Orthodox Community, Anchorage, Alaska.

Female

• Holy Assumption Monastery, Calistoga, California. Hieromonk Sergious.
• Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery, Wagener, South Carolina. Mother Thekla.
• Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery, Marshfield, MO. Mother Mary Ann.
• Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Otego, New York. Mother Raphaela.
• Our Lady of the Sign Monastery (Nuns of New Skete), Cambridge, New York. Mother Cecelia.
• Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Mother Christophora.
• Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella.
• Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Mother Cassiana.
• St Barbara Monastery, Santa Barbara, California.
• Our Lady of Kazan Skete, Santa Rosa, California. Mother Barbara.

Male

• St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania. Superior: Metropolitan Herman; Deputy: Bishop Tikhon.
• Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Hiram, Ohio. Archimandrite Alexander (Cutler).
• Monks of New Skete, Cambridge, New York. Father Laurence.
• The Ascension of Our Lord Monastery, Detroit, Michigan. Superior: Archimandrite Mihail.
• St. Michael Skete, Canones, New Mexico. Hieromonk John (Anderson).
• St. John of Shanghai Monastery, Point Reyes Station, California. Hieromonk Jonah (Paffhausen).
• Protection of the Theotokos Monastery, Weaverville, North Carolina. Archimandrite Gregory (Wendt).
• Holy Cross Monastery, Castro Valley, California. Archimandrite Theodor (Micka). [11]
• Holy Cross Monastery, Niagara Falls, New York. Archimandrite Nicholas (Iuhos). [12]

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada

Male

• St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Centre, Middletown, New York, USA. Hieromonk Theoctist. [13]

Female

• Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Ellenville, New York, USA. Rev. Mother Ambrozia.

Russian Orthodox Church in the USA

• Our Lady of Mercy Monastery (Mercy House), New York City, New York. Igumen Joachim.

• Holy Trinity Monastery, Baltimore, Maryland. Dependency of Our Lady of Mercy Monastery.

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

Male

• Holy Trinity Stavropighial Monastery, Jordanville, New York.
• Holy Cross Hermitage, Wayne, West Virginia. Male skete. Superior: Hieromonk Seraphim (Voepel). [14]
• All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, Vashon Island, Washington. Superior: Hieromonk Tryphon. [15]
• Christ the Savior Monastery, Providence, Rhode Island. Male Monastery, Western Rite. Superior: Hieromonk James (Deschene) [16]
• New Kursk-Root Icon Hermitage, Mahopac, New York.

Female

• Stavropegial Convent of the Dormition "Novo Diveevo", Nanuet, New York. Superior: Abbess Irina.
• Convent of St Elizabeth, Mohawk, New York. Superior: Mother Ioanna.
• Convent of the Nativity, Wayne, West Virginia.

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada

• Nativity of the Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Patriarchal Monastery, New Carlisle, Indiana. Double monastery: Igumanija Evpraksija and Igumen Gavrilo.
• Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Skete, Fallbrook, California. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• Most Holy Mother of God Monastery, Shadeland, Pennsylvania.

Male

• St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, California. Abbot Gerasim.

• St. Archangel Michael Orthodox Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.

• St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Libertyville, Illinois.
• Most Holy Mother of God Monastery, Grayslake, Illinois.
• St. Mark Monastery, Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Archimandrite Gavrilo.

Female

• St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete, Wildwood, California. Sister monastery of St. Herman of Alaska.
  • St. St. Nilus Serbian Orthodox Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• Monastery Marcha, Richfield, Ohio. Mother Anna.
• St. Paisius Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Safford, Arizona. Mother Michaila.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA

Male

• Monastery of St. Herman, Cleveland, Ohio. Igumen John (Henry).
• St. Elijah Monastery, Dover, Florida. Abbot Anastasie.

See also

• List of Canadian monasteries