List of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in the United States

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

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

• St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Female skete. Superior: Mother Nektaria.

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia

Male

• St. Sabbas the Sanctified Monastery, Harper Woods, Michigan. Abbot Pachomy (Bellkoff). [1] [2]

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in the USA

The Coptic Orthodox Church is not currently in official communion with the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

Male

• St. Antony Coptic Orthodox Monastery, Los Angeles, California [3]
• St. Mary and St. Moses Abbey, Corpus Christi, Texas [4]

Ecumenical Patriarchate institutions in America

Stavropegial Monasteries

• Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, Astoria, New York. [5]. Metropolitan Paisios.
• Holy Theotokos Monastery, North Fort Myers, Florida.

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

• St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Hayesville, Ohio. Abbot, Metr. Maximos. Superior: Hieromonk Seraphim (Dedes). [6]
• St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Florence, Arizona. Abbot: Archimandrite Paisios. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem. [7]
• Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery, Kendalia, Texas. Archimandrite Dositheos. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem. [8]
• Panagia Vlahernon Greek Orthodox Monastery, Williston, Florida. Monk Modestos. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [9]
• Holy Trinity Monastery Greek Orthodox Monastery, Smith Creek, Michigan. Hieromonk Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Panagia Pammakaristou Greek Orthodox Monastery, Lawsonville, North Carolina. Hieromonk Nektarios. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Monastery, Roscoe, New York. Hieromonk Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem

Female

• St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Monastery, Cleveland, Ohio. Abbess Theonymphie. [10]
• Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple Skete, Hayesville, Ohio. Abbess Theadelphi. Spiritual Father: Hmk Seraphim (Dedes)
• Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Monastery, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Abbess Theophano. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Protection Greek Orthodox Monastery, White Haven, Pennsylvania. Abbess: Olympiada. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [11]
• St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Monastery, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Abbess Melanie. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• The Living Spring Greek Orthodox Monastery, Dunlap, California. Abbess Markella. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery, Goldendale, Washington. Abbess Efpraxia. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Annunciation Greek Orthodox Monastery, Reddick, Florida. Abbess Ephraimia. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [12]
• Panagia Prousiotissa Greek Orthodox Monastery, Troy, North Carolina. Abbess Agne. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Monastery, Washington, Texas. Abbess Paraskevi. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [13]
• All Saints Monastery, Calverton, Long Island, New York.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA

• Monastery of St. Herman, Cleveland, Ohio. Male Monastery. Igumen John (Henry).
• St. Elijah Monastery, Dover, Florida. Male Monastery. Abbot Anastasie.

Greek Orthodox Old Calendarist

Male

• Monastery of the Holy Ascension, Woodstock, New York. Metropolitan Pavlos. [14]
• St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Etna, CA. Abbot Akakios.
• Holy Cross Monastery, Niagara Falls, New York. Archimandrite Nicholas (Iuhos). [15] (Synod in Resistance)
• Monastery of Saint Barbara, Middletown, New Jersey, 106 David Ct, Middletown, NJ 07748,[16]
• Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery, Brookline, MA. Hegumen Akakios. [17]

Female

• Saint Syncletike Monastery, Farmingdale, New York. Metropolitan Pavlos. [18]

Moscow Patriarchate

Patriarchal parishes in the USA

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

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

Male

• Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York.

• Holy Cross Monastery, Wayne, West Virginia. Male monastery. Superior: Bishop George. [19]

• All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, Vashon Island, Washington. Superior: Abbot Tryphon. [20]

• Christ the Savior Monastery, Hamilton, Ontario. Male Monastery, Western Rite. Superior: Abbot James (Deschene) [21]

• New Kursk-Root Icon Hermitage, Mahopac, New York.

• Monastery of the Holy Cross, East Setauket, New York. Male monastery. Archimandrite Maximos, Abbot.

• Monastery of the Glorious Ascension, Resaca, Georgia. Male monastery. Archimandrite Nazarios.

• Our Lady of Mount Royal "Holyrood", Jacksonville, FL. Male monastery. Western Rite. Superior: Abbot David Pierce.

• Ascension Orthodox Monastery, Riverview, FL. Male monastery. Stavropegial. Archimandrite: Abbot Martin Hohlfeld.

• Saint Anthony the Great Orthodox Monastery, Phoenix, Arizona. Stavropeghial Monastery under the President of the Synod of Bishops; founded in 1983; Abbot: Bessarion

Female

• Monastery of the Dormition, Stavropegial Convent of the Dormition Novo Diveevo, Nanuet, New York. Superior: Abbess Irina.
• Convent of St Elizabeth, Mohawk, New York. Superior: Mother Elisabeth.
• Convent of the Nativity, Wayne, West Virginia.
• Holy Monastery "Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple", Libertytown, Maryland. [22]

Orthodox Church in America

• Companions of New Skete (Emmaus House), Cambridge, New York. Superior: Sr Melanie Updike.
• Ss. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel, Spruce Island, Alaska.
• Protecting Veil of the Theotokos Orthodox Community, Anchorage, Alaska.

Male

• St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania. Abbot Igumen Sergius (Bowyer). Superior: Nathaniel, Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate; Deputy: Bishop Tikhon.
• Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Hiram, Ohio. Archimandrite Alexander (Cutler).
• Monks of New Skete, Cambridge, New York. Father Laurence.
• The Ascension of Our Lord Monastery, Detroit, Michigan. Superior: Archimandrite Mihail.
• St. Michael Skete, Canones, New Mexico. Hieromonk John (Anderson).
• St. John of Shanghai Monastery, Manton, California. Superior Archimandrite Meletios (Weber).[23]
• Holy Cross Monastery, Castro Valley, California. Archimandrite Theodor (Micka). [24]
• Hermitage of the Annunciation, Watford, Nova Scotia. Hieromonk Roman (Bonnel).
• Hermitage of St. Anthony the Great, Westport, Ontario. Monk Pierre (Vachon).
• Holy Transfiguration Hermitage, Gibsons, British Columbia.
• Monastic Society of St. Silouan the Athonite, Johnstown, Ontario. Superior: Archbishop Seraphim.
  • 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

• Holy Assumption Monastery, Calistoga, California. Hieromonk Sergious.
• Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery, Wagener, South Carolina. Mother Thekla.
• Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery, Marshfield, MO. Abbess Sergia.
• Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Otego, New York. Mother Raphaela.
• Our Lady of the Sign Monastery (Nuns of New Skete), Cambridge, New York. Mother Cecelia.
• Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, PA. Mother Christophora.
• Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella.
• Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Mother Cassiana.
• St Barbara Monastery, Santa Paula, California. Mother Victoria.
• Our Lady of Kazan Skete, Santa Rosa, California. Mother Barbara.

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas

Male

• Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery, Toronto (York), Ontario, Canada. Archimandrite Nicolas (Giroux). [25]
• Monastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieu, Wentworth, Québec, Canada. Higoumène Cyrille (Bradette).
• St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Centre, Middletown, New York, USA. Hieromonk Theoctist.

Female

• Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Ellenville, New York, USA. Rev. Mother Ambrozia.

Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada

• Nativity of the Mother of God Serbian Orthodox Patriarchal Monastery, New Carlisle, Indiana. Double monastery: Igumanija Evpraksija and Igumen Gavrilo.
• Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Skete, Fallbrook, California. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• Most Holy Mother of God Monastery, Shadeland, Pennsylvania.

Male

• St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, California. Abbot Gerasim.
• St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Libertyville, Illinois.
• Most Holy Mother of God Monastery, Grayslake, Illinois.
• St. Mark Monastery, Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Archimandrite Gavrilo.

Female

• St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete, Wildwood, California. Sister monastery of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• St. Nilus Serbian Orthodox Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• Monastery Marcha, Richfield, Ohio. Mother Anna.
• St. Paisius Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Safford, Arizona. Mother Michaila.

External sources

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• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Monastic Communities