Our Archdiocese

The Primate of our Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America is THE MOST REVEREND PHILIP (Saliba), ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK AND
METROPOLITAN OF ALL NORTH AMERICA, who resides at the Archdiocesan Headquarters in
Englewood, New Jersey. His Eminence’s Cathedral is St. Nicholas in Brooklyn, New York, the
“mother parish” of our Archdiocese (being founded by St Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn in
1895).
Our Archdiocese has jurisdiction over all Antiochian Orthodox Christian parishes,
missions and institutions in both the United States and Canada. It is divided into nine geographic
Dioceses, each overseen by its own Diocesan Bishop: The Metropolitan’s Diocese of New York
& Washington with its Cathedral of St Nicholas in Brooklyn, New York; The Diocese of
Worcester & New England with its Cathedral of St George in Worcester, Massachusetts; The
Diocese of Oakland & the East with its Cathedral of St George in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The
Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada & Upstate New York with its Cathedral of St Elias in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; The Diocese of Miami & the Southeast with its Cathedral of St George
in Miami, Florida; The Diocese of Toledo & the Midwest with its Cathedral of St George in
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Toledo, Ohio; The Diocese of Los Angeles & the West with its Cathedral of St Nicholas in Los
Angeles, California; The Diocese of Eagle River & the Northwest; and our own Diocese of
Wichita & Mid-America with its Cathedral of St George in Wichita, Kansas. The Synod of
Bishops of our Archdiocese is comprised of all Diocesan Bishops with the Metropolitan serving
as president. The Synod meets twice annually in conjunction with the Fall and Spring meetings
of the Archdiocesan Board of Trustees (of which all bishops are members).
An Archdiocesan Convention is held biennially, during the last full week of July
in odd numbered years with the location and highlights advertised well in advance. A biennial
Archdiocesan Clergy Symposium is held in even numbered years in July at the Antiochian
Village Heritage and Learning Center in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. A biennial conference is often
hosted in even numbered years specifically for the clergy and laity of our Western Rite Vicariate.
*The Archdiocesan Directory* is published annually and is available upon
request from the Archdiocesan Headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey. It provides a
convenient listing of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all clergy and communities
of the Archdiocese, as well as Archdiocesan Officers, Board of Trustees members, Department
heads, the Diocesan and Deanery affiliation of each community, a listing of important dates and
events in the life of the Archdiocese, etc. *The WORD Magazine*, the official organ of our
Archdiocese, is published ten times per year (September through June) and is sent free-of-charge
to all households registered with a community (parish, mission or mission station) of our
Archdiocese. It is the responsibility of each community to submit a complete mailing list of its
households to the Archdiocesan Headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey, and to update it with
changes, additions and deletions each May or June.