The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America () is a diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, covering the eastern region of the United States.
History The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America was first created in 1983 by dividing the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and Canada in two separate eparchies: Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America and Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada.
In 1991, by the decision of the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church jurisdiction on South America was ceded to this diocese. In South America and the Caribbean the Diocese of Eastern America had churches in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Dominican Republic."Parishes ." Diocese of Eastern America. Retrieved on February 26, 2011.
In 2011, by the decision of the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, parishes in South and Central America were allocated to the new Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America.
Structure The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America comprises 61 parishes: 15 in Ohio; 13 in Pennsylvania; 8 in Indiana; 6 in Florida; 5 in Michigan; three in New Jersey; two each in New York and North Carolina; and one each in Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Maryland (serving District of Columbia as well), Alabama, West Virginia, and Maine. The episcopal see is located at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The diocese operates 53 churches and 7 monasteries, including: Holy Ascension Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Youngwood, Pennsylvania) Saint Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Sheffield, Ohio) Saint Nikolaj Velimirović of Žiča Serbian Orthodox Monastery (China Township, Michigan) Saint Archangel Gabriel - New Marcha Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Richfield, Ohio) Most Holy Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Springboro, Pennsylvania) Saint Xenia Metochion Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Indianapolis, Indiana) The Nativity of the Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Monastery (New Carlisle, Indiana)
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See also Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Eparchies and metropolitanates of the Serbian Orthodox Church Serbian Americans
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External links Diocese of Eastern America