Archbishopric of Washington in Columbia of the Orthodox Church in America

## General Information

* Continent: Americas
* Country: United States of America
* Denomination: Orthodox Church in America

## Ecclesiastic Structure

* Ecumenical Council
	+ Holy Synod of Washington
		- Church Council of Washington
			* Metropolitan Council of Washington
				+ Diocesan Archbishopric of Washington

## History

* 1981.??.??: Established as Diocesan Archbishopric of Washington; Gained title of the Auxiliary Bishopric of Washington; Gained partial territory of the Diocesan Archbishopric of New York.
* 2005.04.30: Gained territory of the Diocesan Bishopric of New York.
* 2009.07.01: Transferred partial territory to the Diocesan Bishopric of New York.

## Heads

* Tikhon (Marc Raymond Mollard)
	+ **Metropolitan** **of All America and Canada** (2013.01.27 – Present)
	+ **Archbishop of Washington** (2013.01.27 – Present)
		- Archbishop-elect of Washington (2012.11.13 – 2013.01.27)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania** (2012.05.09 – 2012.11.13)
		- **Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania** (2005.10.29 – 2012.05.09)
		- **Bishop of South Canaan** (2004.02.14 – 2005.10.29)
	+ Diocesan Locum Tenens of Hartford and New England (2019.09.10 – Present)
		- Diocesan Locum Tenens of Dallas and the South (2015.03.18 – 2016.03.29)
		- Diocesan Locum Tenens of Ottawa and Canada (2014.03.21 – 2014.10.21)
	+ Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (2004.02.14 – 2005.10.29)
	+ Diocesan Locum Tenens of the Albanian Archdiocese in America (2019.09.10 – Present, *Albanian Orthodox in America*)
* Alexander (Yuryevich Golitsyn)
	+ Archdiocesan Locum Tenens of Washington (2012.07.09 – 2012.11.13)
	+ **Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese** (2012.05.05 – 2016.03.29)
		- Bishop-elect of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese (2011.10.04 – 2012.05.05)
	+ Hierarch of the Bulgarian Diocese of Toledo (2012.05.05 – Present, *Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church*)
* Herman (Joseph Swaiko)
	+ **Metropolitan of All America and Canada** (2002.09.08 – 2008.09.04)
		- Metropolitan-elect of All America and Canada (2002.07.22 – 2002.09.08)
		- Locum Tenens of the Metropolitan See (2002.05.?? – 2002.07.22)
	+ **Archbishop of Washington** (2002.09.08 – 2008.09.04)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania** (1994.??.?? – 2002.07.22)
		- **Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania** (1981.03.17 – 1994.??.??)
		- **Bishop of Wilkes-Barre** (1973.02.10 – 1981.03.17)
		- Bishop-elect (1972.10.19 – 1973.02.10)
	+ Diocesan Locum Tenens of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania (2002.07.22 – 2004.02.14)
		- Diocesan Locum Tenens of Hartford and New England (1978.??.?? – 1978.??.??)
		- Diocesan Locum Tenens of San Francisco and Western America (1975.??.?? – 1975.??.??)
	+ **Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia** (1973.02.10 – 1981.03.17)
	+ Diocesan Locum Tenens of the Bulgarian Diocese of Toledo (2007.06.17 – 2008.09.04, *Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church*)

## Assistants

* Mark (Alan Maymon)
	+ **Bishop of Baltimore** (2011.01.01 – 2014.03.18)
	+ Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (2011.01.01 – 2014.03.18)
	+ **Bishop of Toledo and the Midwest** (2005.08.25 – 2010.10.22, Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch)
		- Bishop-designate of Toledo and the Midwest (2004.12.05 – 2005.08.25, Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch)
		- Bishop-elect of Toledo and the Midwest (2004.10.28 – 2004.12.05, Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch)
* Alexy (Antonio Pacheco-Vera)
	+ **Bishop of México** (2005.05.28 – 2008.10.16)
		- Bishop-elect of México (2005.03.30 – 2005.05.28)
	+ Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (2005.05.28 – 2008.10.16)
* Tikhon (Marc Raymond Mollard)
	+ **Bishop of South Canaan** (2004.02.14 – 2005.10.29)
	+ Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (2004.02.14 – 2005.10.29)
* Nikon (Nicholas Liolin)
	+ **Bishop of Baltimore** (2002.05.24 – 2003.10.10)
		- Bishop-elect of Baltimore (2002.04.?? – 2002.05.24)
	+ Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (2002.05.24 – 2003.10.10)

## Links

* Official Websites: Archbishopric of Washington
* Encyclopedic Pages: Wikipedia

### Other References

1. ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80\_(%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%8B%D0%BD)
2. ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9\_(%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0)