| In the Orthodox Church, the office of bishop is the leading Church ministry. The word bishop (episkopos, in Greek) means overseer. Each of the bishops has exactly the same service to perform. No bishop is “over any other bishop in the Church and, indeed, the bishop himself is not “over” his church, but is himself within and of the Church as one of its members. He is the one who is responsible and answerable before God and man for the life of his particular church community. |
The bishops are the leading members of the clergy in the sense that they have the responsibility and the service of maintaining the unity of the Church throughout the world by insuring the truth and unity of the faith and practice of their respective churches with all of the others. Thus, the bishops represent their particular churches or dioceses to the other churches or dioceses, just as they represent the Universal Church to their own particular priests, deacons, and people.
Eis Polla Eti, Dhespota! Many Years Master!
His Beatitude, the Most Blessed TIKHON,
Archbishop of Washington,
Metropolitan of All America and Canada
P.O. Box 675
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 922-0550
His Eminence the Most. Rev. Alexander (Golitzin)
Archishop of Dallas & the Diocese of the South
& the Bulgarian Diocese
4218 Wycliff Ave
Dallas, TX 75219
(530) 921-1567
His Grace, The Rt. Rev Gerasim (Eliel)
Bishop of Fort Worth, Auxiliary
to the Diocese of the South
4218 Wycliff Ave
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 799-3386
V. Rev. Marcus Burch
Chancelloer of the Diocese of the South
Rector, St. John of the Ladder
Orthodox Church
213 Roper Mountain Rd Ext
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 236-7381
V. Rev. David F. Arnold
Dean of the Appalachian Deanery
of the Diocese of the South
Rector, St. Cyprian of Carthage Orthodox Church
2570 Huguenot Springs Road
Midlothian, VA 23113
(804) 897-5212
Rev. Fr. Adam R. Sexton, Rector
St. Andrews Orthodox Church
117 Linden St
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 798-4198
Priest in Charge, Ss Peter & Paul
Orthodox Mission, Culpeper, VA
(540) 508-8462