The American-Canadian Diocese ( Maced. American-Canadian Diocese , Eng. American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese ) is the diocese of the non-canonical Macedonian Orthodox Church . The US-Canadian Diocese is part of the Ohrid Archdiocese . The jurisdiction of the diocese extends throughout Canada and the United States . The cathedral of the diocese is the church of St. Clement of Ohrid in the city of Toronto , Canada .
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History
The diocese was formed at the Third Synod of the Clergy and Laity, which was held in Ohrid from August 16 to 18, 1967. At that time, included all parishes in the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Australia.
Diocese Structure
Currently, 30 priests serve in the diocese, there are two monasteries and 30 churches. Schools of religious education, the history of the Macedonian people and the Macedonian language operate in the parishes of the diocese.
Diocese Hierarchs
- Cyril (Popovsky) (1967–1986);
- Stefan (Veljanovsky) (1987 - April 1989);
- Gabriel (Miloshev) (April 1989 - January 1992) in / u, Archbishop. Ohrid
- January 1992-1993 - under the administration of the Synod of the MOC;
- Michael (Gogov) (December 4, 1993 - July 6, 1999) in / u, Archbishop. Ohrid
- Stefan (Veljanovsky) (1999–2006) of the military unit , Archbishop. Ohrid
- Methodius (Zlatanov) (since April 6, 2006)