Diocese of the South-Orthodox Church in America(OCA)-Supporters: MESSAGES

Σάββατο 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012

MESSAGES

"The Role of Gender and Sexuality in the Christian life"

Fr. Thomas Hopko

Purity: Youth, Family, Parish

Dr Albert Rossi

The Power of Weakness: Reflections on Salvation, the Meaning of the Cross, and the Necessity of the Crucifixion

Fr. Thomas Hopko

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Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the South

The Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the South is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes,monasteries, and missions located in fourteen states in the Southern and Southwestern United States – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico,North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The diocesan chancery is located in Dallas, Texas.

Archbishop Dmitri Royster was the first and only ruling bishop of the Diocese of the South from 1978 until his retirement on March 31, 2009. No successor has yet been elected. Archbishop Nikon of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese currently serves as locum tenens.

[edit]Deaneries

The diocese is grouped geographically into six deaneries, each consisting of a number of parishes. Each deanery is headed by a parish priest, known as a dean. The deans coordinate activities in their area's parishes, and report to the diocesan bishop. The current deaneries of the Diocese of the South and their territories are:

Appalachian Deanery – Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
Carolina Deanery – North Carolina and South Carolina
Central Florida Deanery – Florida
Southcentral Deanery – Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Southeastern Deanery – Alabama and Georgia,
South Florida Deanery – Florida