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DIOCESE
OF THE
WEST, OCA

DIOCESE
OF THE
WEST, OCA

Consecration of Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (October 16th and 17th)
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2026 Diocesan Assembly
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Rocky Mountain Deanery Young Adult Gathering (October 23-24, 2026)
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2026 Diocese of the West Clergy Wife Retreat (November 13-15, 2026)
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2027 Young Adult Summit – Apply Today! (February 25-27, 2027)
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Growing Spaces - Missions Invited to Apply for New Rent Support Initiative
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Missions Invited to Apply for 2027 Planting Grants
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Bishop Vasily’s Visit to the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains
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Christ is in our Midst!

ABOUT THE DIOCESE OF THE WEST

The Diocese of the West – 62 parishes and missions and 9 monastic communities – is a vibrant, growing, and faithful manifestation of the apostolic Orthodox Christian faith in the Western United States.
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His Grace, Bishop Vasily

The local Church in our eight states is led by The Right Reverend Vasily, Bishop of San Francisco and the West. His Grace was consecrated and installed on August 16, 2025.
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ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA

The Mission of the Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all Nations.
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Tour the Diocese of the West

Learn more about our diocese, the Orthodox Faith, & Orthodox Church in America by watching a little video we put together highlighting many aspects of the life of the Church.

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Latest News in the Diocese

Bishop Vasily Represents Metropolitan Tikhon at Celebrations Marking 1,700 Years of Christianity in Georgia

Repost: Orthodox Church in America MTSKHETA, GEORGIA [OCA] At the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Shio, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia,

2027 Young Adult Summit – Apply Today!

With the blessing and participation of His Grace, Bishop Vasily, we will convene our second annual diocesan-wide Young Adult Summit

Rocky Mountain Deanery Young Adult Gathering (October 23-24, 2026)

Bishop Vasily’s Visit to the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains

New Beginnings Across the Diocese

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O Peter, upon the rock of thy faith hath Christ built His Church, and in the streams of thy blood hath He hallowed
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