Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America
Entrance to St. Steven's Cathedral, Alhambra
Location
Territorywestern region of the United States
HeadquartersAlhambra, California
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchSerbian Orthodox Church
Established1963
CathedralSt. Steven's Cathedral, Alhambra
LanguageChurch Slavonic
Serbian
English
Current leadership
BishopMaksim Vasiljević
Map
Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North America
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]

  1. ^ "Contact Information Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine." Diocese of Western America. Retrieved on February 26, 2011. "1621 West Garvey Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803"
  2. ^ "Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America: Parishes and monasteries