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Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)

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[[Image:800px-Map of USA highlighting OCA Midwest Diocese.png|thumb|Visual representation of the Diocese of the Midwest]]
The '''Diocese of the Midwest''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. It was lately under the leadership of His Eminence, the Most Reverend [[Job (Osacky) of Chicago|Job (Osacky)]], Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest until his repose in the Lord on [[December 18th18]], 2009. The diocese is currently vacant pending election of a new hierarch. Its territory includes eleven states in the Midwestern United States – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The diocesan chancery is located on North LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois.
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==Ruling bishops==
*[[Job (Osacky) of Chicago]] 1993-present2009
*[[Boris (Geeza) of Chicago]] 1978-1988
*[[John (Garklavs) of Chicago]] 1957-1978 (administrator 1949-1957)
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