Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America | |
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Location | |
Territory | western region of the United States |
Headquarters | Alhambra, California |
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Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Sui iuris church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
Established | 1963 |
Cathedral | St. Steven's Cathedral, Alhambra |
Language | Church Slavonic Serbian English |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Maksim Vasiljević |
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Website | |
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America |
The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America (Serbian: Српска православна епархија западноамеричка) is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese located in the western region of the United States. Its headquarters are in Alhambra, California.[1] The primary mission of the Diocese of Western America is to preserve and foster the faith, heritage, traditions, and culture, and religious and national values of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and to provide spiritual guidance to more than 600,000 Serbian-Americans in almost 50 churches, parishes, monasteries and children's summer camps in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It also covers the territory of Mexico.[2]