Diocese of Los Angeles and the West
Los Angeles Chancery, 454 South Lorraine Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90020
323-934-3131 (phone); 323-934-1389 (fax)
Welcome to the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, part of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese in America. The Diocese of Los Angeles is led by His Grace Bishop JOSEPH and includes more than 30 churches and missions in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.
Click here for a directory of all the parishes in the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Bishop JOSEPH also administers the Diocese of Eagle River and the Northwest as locum tenens. The Diocese of Eagle River includes more than 20 parishes and missions in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Saskatchewan, and Washington.
Click here for a directory of all the parishes in the Diocese of Eagle River.
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The website for the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West
Bishop Joseph Helps Lead Pan-Orthodox Retreat for over 100 West Coast Clergy
At the initiative of the canonical Orthodox Bishops of the West, 106 priests and deacons gathered at Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center in Dunlap, California, December 1-3, 2009 for a retreat.
His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos [Greek Archdiocese]; His Grace, Bishop Joseph [Antiochian Archdiocese]; His Grace, Bishop Benjamin [OCA]; and His Grace, Bishop Maxim [Serbian Patriarchate] encouraged their clergy to participate in this historic gathering. Each hierarch addressed a reflection to the group during one of the services.
Nativity Greetings from Bishop JOSEPH
“Today is born of the Virgin Him Who holdest all creation in the hollow of His hand. He Whose essence is untouchable is wrapped in swaddling clothes as a babe. The God Who from of old established the heavens lieth in a manger. He Who showered the people with manna in the wilderness feedeth on milk from the breasts. And the bridegroom of the Church calleth the Magi. And the Son of the Virgin accepteth gifts from them. We worship Thy Nativity, O Christ. Show us also Thy divine Theophany!” (The Idiomela for the Ninth Royal Hour of Nativity)
Beloved in Christ:
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Just as our Lord Jesus Christ became incarnate in the womb of the Virgin Mary after she heard the proclamation of the Archangel, let each of us heed God’s word with joy and bear the fruits of the Spirit. Let us become partakers of the New Adam and the new humanity He offers us through His Incarnation, Death and Resurrection. Let us be transformed so that we may not just know about God, but know Him through the experience of His dwelling within us.
Yours in His Service,
+ JOSEPH
Bishop of Los Angeles and the West
