Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New York and New Jersey

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Diocese of New York and New Jersey
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Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection.jpg
Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection in New York City
Location
Country United States
Territory New York and New Jersey
Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard)
Denomination Eastern Orthodox
Current leadership
Parent church Orthodox Church in America
Archbishop Michael (Dahulich)
Website
www.nynjoca.org

The Diocese of New York and New Jersey is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America covering the states of New York and New Jersey. [1] The Cathedral of the Protection of the Holy Virgin on Second Street in Manhattan is the seat of the bishop, with diocesan offices located in Syosset, New York. [1] The diocese is headed by Archbishop Michael Dahulich, the diocesan bishop, who assumed control of the diocese after his consecration to the episcopacy on May 8, 2010.

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History

The formal establishment of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey occurred after the OCA was granted autocephaly in 1970. As the diocese was the see of the ruling hierarch of the mission, and later of the autocephalous church, it supported the national Church's administration. The administrative offices were located, first, in New York City at the Holy Protection Cathedral and later, since about 1967, in Oyster Bay Cove, New York.

Upon the establishment of the Diocese of Washington in 1981, the metropolitan and primatal see transferred to the new diocese, leaving New York as a local diocese.

It was merged with the Diocese of Washington in 2005 as the Diocese of Washington and New York. It was restored as a separate diocese in 2009, with Metropolitan Jonah, who remained bishop of the Washington diocese, as Locum tenens.

After the reinstatement of the diocese, meetings were held to prepare for the election of a new hierarch. Eventually, Fr. Michael Dahulich was chosen, who was then consecrated the following spring and who remains the current bishop of the diocese.

The oldest church in use is the Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church located at Buffalo, New York. [2]

Bishops

Diocese of Washington and New York

Diocese of New York and New Jersey

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References

  1. 1 2 Diocese website
  2. ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.Note: This includes Jennifer Walkowski (April 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs

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