List of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in the United States

The following is a list of Eastern Orthodox Christian monasteries and sketes, both male and female, in the United States of America.

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America[]

• , Grand Junction, Tennessee. Female skete. Superior: Mother Nektaria.
• The Monastery of Our Lady and St. Laurence, Canon City, Colorado. Abbot: Father Theodore.

Ecumenical Patriarchate institutions in America[]

Stavropegial Monasteries[]

• , Astoria, New York. [1]. Abbot: Bishop Ierotheos Zakharis.
• , North Fort Myers, Florida.
• , Malbis, Alabama. [2]

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America[]

This archdiocese has had a small number of formerly Athonite monks who were given a blessing to start monasteries. In recognition of this, any such spiritual father of a monastery will be listed.

Male[]

• , Hayesville, Ohio. Abbot, Archimandrite Joseph. [3]
• St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Florence, Arizona. Abbot: Archimandrite Paisios. Spiritual Father: Elder . [4]
• , Kendalia, Texas. Archimandrite Dositheos. Spiritual Father: Elder . [5]
• , Williston, Florida. Archimandrite Polycarp. Spiritual Father: Elder [6]
• , Smith Creek, Michigan. Hieromonk Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder
• , Lawsonville, North Carolina. Hieromonk Nektarios. Spiritual Father: Elder
• , Roscoe, New York. Archimandrite Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder
• , Harvard, Illinois. Father Akakios. Spiritual Father:

Female[]

• , Hayesville, Ohio. Abbess Theadelphi. Spiritual Father: Archimandrite Joseph. [7]
• , Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Abbess Theophano. Spiritual Father: Elder [8]
• , White Haven, Pennsylvania. Abbess Olympiada. Spiritual Father: Elder [9]
• , Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Abbess Melanie. Spiritual Father: Elder [10]
• , Dunlap, California. Abbess Markella. Spiritual Father: Elder
• , Goldendale, Washington. Abbess Efpraxia. Spiritual Father: Elder [11]
• , Reddick, Florida. Abbess Agapia. Spiritual Father: Elder [12]
• , Troy, North Carolina. Abbess Agne. Spiritual Father: Elder [13]
• , Washington, Texas. Abbess Paraskevi. Spiritual Father: Elder [14]
• , Calverton, Long Island, New York. Abbess Eisodia. [15]
• , Abbeville, South Carolina. Abbess Pavlina. [16]

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United States[]

• , Dover, Florida. Male Monastery. Abbot Anastasie.

Vicariate for the Orthodox Christian Communities of Slavic Tradition[]

• [17] [18]

Greek Orthodox Old Calendarists[]

See Greek Old Calendarists, as they are separated from Eucharistic communion with the local Orthodox Churches.

Male[]

Holy Orthodox Church in North America

• , Brookline, Massachusetts. Abbot Isaac. [19]
• Holy Ascension Skete, York, Maine

Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles

• , West Milford, New Jersey (Western Rite). [20]

Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece

• Monastery of the Holy Ascension, Woodstock, New York. Metropolitan Demetrios. [21]
• St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Etna, California. Abbot Archimandrite Akakios
• , Cobleskill, New York. Abbot Metropolitan Demetrios [22]
  • Monastery of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos, Preston Hollow, New York. Igoumen Hieromonk Damian. Dependency of St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery
  • St. John the New Almsgiver Hermitage Argyle, Nova Scotia Dependency of St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery
  • Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Dependency of St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery
  • Hermitage of St. Ignatius the God-bearer, Santa Cruz Naranja, Guatemala Dependency of St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery
• Monastery of Saint Gregory of Sinai, Kelseyville, California. Abbot Bishop Sergios of Portland

Female[]

Holy Orthodox Church in North America

• , Brookline, Massachusetts. Abbess Mother Seraphima

[23]

• Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene, Warrenton, Virginia. Abbess Mother Eirene

Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece

• Saint Syncletike Monastery, Farmingdale, New York. Metropolitan Demetrios. [24]
• Convent of St. Anna, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Convent of the Protection of the Holy Virgin Mary, Bluffton, Alberta, Canada
• Convent of St. Elizabeth the Grand Duchess of Russia, Etna, California. Abbess Mother Elizabeth [25]

Moscow Patriarchate[]

Patriarchal parishes in the United States[]

• (Mercy House), New York City, New York. Igumen Joachim.
  • , Baltimore, Maryland. Dependency of The Monastery of St. Mary of Egypt.

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia[]

Male[]

• Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York.
• Hermitage of the Holy Cross, Wayne, West Virginia. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite Seraphim. [26]
  • , Hiram, Ohio. Superior: Hieromonk Nektarios.
• All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, Vashon Island, Washington. Superior: Abbot Tryphon. [27]
• Christ the Saviour Monastery, Hamilton, Ontario. Male Monastery, Western Rite. Superior: Abbot [28]
• , Mahopac, New York.
• Monastery of the Holy Cross, East Setauket, New York. Male monastery. Archimandrite Maximos, Abbot.
• Our Lady of Mount Royal "Holyrood", Jacksonville, Florida. Male monastery. Western Rite. Superior: Abbot David Pierce. CLOSED
• Ascension Orthodox Monastery, Riverview, Florida. Male monastery. Stavropegial. Archimandrite: Abbot Martin Hohlfeld. Father Martin reposed (in 2015?)
• Saint Anthony the Great Orthodox Monastery, Phoenix, Arizona. Stavropeghial Monastery under the President of the Synod of Bishops; founded in 1983; Abbot: Bessarion
• St. Sabbas Russian Orthodox Monastery, Harper Woods, Michigan. Male monastery. Archimandrite Pachomy. [29]
• (Spotsylvania, Virginia). Superior Metropolitan Jonah.[30]
• , Atlantic Mine, Michigan. Male monastery. Abbot: Bishop Peter of Cleveland, Superior: Hieromonk Alexander [31]
• Hermitage of St. John the Divine, Syracuse, New York. Male Monastics/Hermits. Western Rite/Old Calendar. Superior: Acting-Prior Fr Stavrophoremonk Symeon Najmanje. Founded 1998 under another jurisdiction. Received into ROCOR on 14 Dec. 2014 as a Stavropegial monastic house [23]
• St. Silouan the Athonite Monastery, Sonora, California. Male monastery. Consecrated in 2015. Superior: Deputy Abbot Monk Ignatius.

Female[]

• Monastery of the Dormition, Stavropegial Convent of the Dormition , Nanuet, New York. Superior: Abbess Makaria.
• , Mohawk, New York. Superior: Mother Elisabeth.
• , Wayne, West Virginia.
• , Resaca, Georgia.^[1]
• New Tikhvin Skete of the Holy Mother of God, Palm Coast, Florida. Superior: Mother Elizabeth (Klipa - Bacha)^[2]

Orthodox Church in America[]

• Companions of New Skete (Emmaus House), Cambridge, New York. Superior: Sr Melanie Updike.
• , Spruce Island, Alaska.
• , Anchorage, Alaska.

Male[]

• St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania. Abbot Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer).
• , Cambridge, New York. Father Christopher, prior.
• , Detroit, Michigan. Superior: Archimandrite Mihail.
• , Canones, New Mexico. Monk Silouan.
• , Manton, California. Superior Hieromonk Innocent (Green).[32]
• Holy Cross Monastery, Castro Valley, California. Archimandrite Theodor (Micka). [33]
• , Watford, Nova Scotia. Hieromonk Roman (Bonnel).
• , Westport, Ontario. Monk Pierre (Vachon).
• , Gibsons, British Columbia.
• , Johnstown, Ontario. Superior: Monk .
  • The Hesychastic Society of the Most Holy Mary, Toronto, Ontario — (Metochion of the Monastic Society of St. Silouan the Athonite). Designed for Aboriginal and Autistic Orthodox.

Female[]

• , Calistoga, California. Mother Melania
• , Wagener, South Carolina. Mother Thekla.
• , Otego, New York. Mother Raphaela.
• (Nuns of New Skete), Cambridge, New York. Mother Cecelia.
• , Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Mother Christophora.
• , Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella.
• , Lake George, Colorado. Mother Cassiana.
• , Santa Paula, California. Mother Victoria.
• , Santa Rosa, California. Mother Suzanna.
• , Kemp, Texas. Mother Barbara.
• Holy Resurrection Monastery, Niangua, Missouri. Mother Alexandra

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas[]

Male[]

• , Toronto (York), Ontario, Canada. Archimandrite Nicolas (Giroux). [34]
• , Wentworth, Québec, Canada. Higoumène Cyrille (Bradette).
• , Middletown, New York, United States. Hieromonk Theoctist.

Female[]

• , Ellenville, New York, United States. Mother Ambrozia.
• Holy Annunciation Hermitage, 10087 W. Rolling Meadows Dr., Westville, IN 46391. Mother Theodora.
• Holy Dormition of the Mother of God, 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction, MI 49277. Marian Cristian Rosu http://www.dormitionmonastery.org/

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada[]

• , Springboro, Pennsylvania.^[3]
• or Monastery of the Meeting of the Lord. Administrator: V. Rev Protopresbyter Milovan Kantić.^[4]
• is the collective term for three monastic communities in Weatherby, Missouri: Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete; St. Xenia Sisterhood (1997); and Protection of the Virgin Mary. Superiors: Hieromonk Alexii; Abbess Brigid; and Abbess Sergia respectively. Under the spiritual jurisdiction of Bishop Longin.^[5]
• The Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. Under the jurisdiction of Bishop Mitrophan.
• Serbian Catacomb Church, Monastery of All Serbian Saints, Columbus, Michigan. Under the spiritual jurisdiction of Bishop Artemije of the Eparchy of Raska-Prizren in exile.^[6]
• Saint Nikolaj Velimirović Bishop of Žiča Serbian Orthodox Monastery, China, Michigan. Caretaker: Radiša Ninković.^[7][8]
• , Monteagle, Tennessee. Under the spiritual jurisdiction of Bishop Longin.^[9]

Male[]

• Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, California. Administrators: V. Rev. Hieromonk Abbot Damascene and Rev. Hieromonk Paisius.^[10]
• St. Archangel Michael Skete (Ouzinkie, Alaska)|St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Administrator: Rev. Hieromonk Andrew. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.^[11]
• St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America in Libertyville, Illinois.
• New Gračanica Monastery, Episcopal headquarters of Bishop Longin of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America, Third Lake, Illinois.
• Saint Steven's Orthodox Cathedral, Episcopal headquarters of Bishop Maksim of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America, Alhambra, California.^[12]
• Saint Mark Monastery (Sheffield Lake, Ohio), Sheffield, Ohio.^[13]
• Episcopal residence of Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America at 65 Overlook Circle in New Rochelle, New York, 10804

Female[]

• , New Carlisle, Indiana. Double monastery: Igumanija Evpraksija and Igumen Gavrilo.^[14]
• St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete, Lake Wildwood, California. Administrator Rev. Mother Abbess Dorothea. Sister monastery of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• St. Nilus Island Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Administrator: Rev. Mother Abbess Nina. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.^[15]
• , Richfield, Ohio. Mother Anna.^[16]
• Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford, Arizona. Mother Michaila. Now under two jurisdictions, bishops Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America (ROCOR) and Maksim of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America.
• , Indianapolis, Indiana. Nun Katherine, Superior.^[17]
• St. Pachomious Monastery, Greenfield, Missouri
• Protection of the Virgin Mary Monastery, Weatherby, Missouri
• , Weatherby, Missouri

Georgian Orthodox Church[]

Male[]

• Sacred Monastery of St. Iakovos New Studion, Piedmont, Oklahoma^[18]

Female[]

• Sacred Monastery of St. Nina, Union Bridge, Maryland^[19]

References[]

External sources[]

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• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Monastic Communities