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

• St. Thekla Convent, CLOSED.
• St. Paul Skete, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Female skete. Superior: Mother Nektaria.
• The Monastery of Our Lady and St. Laurence, Canon City, Colorado. Prior: Father Theodore. www.ladyminster.com

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the United States, Canada and Australia

Male

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

Ecumenical Patriarchate institutions in America

Stavropegial Monasteries

• Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, Astoria, New York. [3]. Abbot: Archimandrite Ierotheos.
• 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, Archimandtire Joseph. Spiritual Father: Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh. [4]
• St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Florence, Arizona. Abbot: Archimandrite Paisios. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem. [5]
• Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery, Kendalia, Texas. Archimandrite Dositheos. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem. [6]
• Panagia Vlahernon Greek Orthodox Monastery, Williston, Florida. Archimandrite Polycarp. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [7]
• 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. Archimandrite Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem
• Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery, Harvard, Illinois. Father Akakios. Spiritual Father: Ephraim (Moraitis)

Female

• Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple Skete, Hayesville, Ohio. Abbess Theadelphi. Spiritual Father: Archimandrite Joseph.
• Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Monastery, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Abbess Theophano. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [8]
• Holy Protection Greek Orthodox Monastery, White Haven, Pennsylvania. Abbess: Olympiada. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [9]
• 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 [10]
• Holy Annunciation Greek Orthodox Monastery, Reddick, Florida. Abbess Agapia. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephrem [11]
• 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 [12]
• All Saints Monastery, Calverton, Long Island, New York. Abbess Foteini. [13]

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United States

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

Greek Orthodox Old Traditional

See Greek Old Calendarists, as they are not part of Orthodox Church.

Male

• Monastery of the Holy Ascension, Woodstock, New York. Metropolitan Demetrios. [14]
• St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Etna, California. Abbot Akakios.
• Holy Cross Monastery, Niagara Falls, New York. Archimandrite Nicholas (Iuhos). [15] (Synod in Resistance)
• Monastery of Saint Barbara, Middletown, New Jersey. [16]
• Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. Abbot Isaac. [17]

Female

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

Moscow Patriarchate

Patriarchal parishes in the United States

• 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.
• Hermitage of the Holy Cross, Wayne, West Virginia. Male monastery. Abbot: Archimandrite Seraphim. [19]
  • Skete of St. John the Theologian, Hiram, Ohio. Superior: Hieromonk Nektarios.
• All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, Vashon Island, Washington. Superior: Abbot Tryphon. [20]
• Christ the Saviour 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.
• 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. [22]
• Brotherhood of St. John Climacus, Atlantic Mine, Michigan. Male monastery. Abbot: Bishop Peter of Cleveland, Superior: Hieromonk Alexander [23]
• 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]

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.
• Monastery of the Glorious Ascension, Resaca, Georgia.
• Holy Monastery "Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple", Libertytown, Maryland. [24]
• New Tikhvin Mother of God Skete, Palm Coast, Florida, USA. Spiritual Father: Abbot David (Colburn) Mother Elizabeth (Klipa - Bacha)

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.
• Monks of New Skete, Cambridge, New York. Father Christopher, prior.
• The Ascension of Our Lord Monastery, Detroit, Michigan. Superior: Archimandrite Mihail.
• Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael, Canones, New Mexico. Monk Silouan.
• St. John of Shanghai Monastery, Manton, California. Superior Hieromonk Innocent (Green).[24]
• Holy Cross Monastery, Castro Valley, California. Archimandrite Theodor (Micka). [25]
• 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: Monk 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. Mother Melania
• Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery, Wagener, South Carolina. Mother Thekla.
• Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery, Marshfield, Missouri. 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, Pennsylvania. 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.
• Nativity of Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ Monastery, Kemp, Texas. Mother Barbara.

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas

Male

• Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery, Toronto (York), Ontario, Canada. Archimandrite Nicolas (Giroux). [26]
• Monastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieu, Wentworth, Québec, Canada. Higoumène Cyrille (Bradette).
• St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Centre, Middletown, New York, United States. Hieromonk Theoctist.

Female

• Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Ellenville, New York, United States. Rev. 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

• 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, Springboro, Pennsylvania.
• Monastery of the Meeting of the Lord (Sretenje Manastir), Escondido, California. Ceretaker: V. Rev. Milan Vuković.
• Pachomius the Serb Orthodox Monastery, Greenfield, Missouri.
• Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete, Weatherby, Missouri. Administrator: Hieromonk Alexii. Under the spiritual jurisdiction of Bishop Longin.
• Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. Under the jurisdiction of Bishop Mitrophan (Kodić).
• 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.
• Saint Nikolaj Velimirović Bishop of Žiča Serbian Orthodox Monastery, China, Michigan. Caretaker: V. Rev. Radiša Ninković.
• Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow Monastery, Monteagle, Tennessee. Under the spiritual jurisdiction of Bishop Longin.

Male

• St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, California. Abbot Damascene.
• St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Skete, Ouzinkie, Alaska. Associated with St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary and Monastery, Libertyville, Illinois.
• New Gračanica Monastery: Most Holy Mother of God Monastery, Third Lake, Illinois.
• Saint Mark Monastery (Sheffield Lake, Ohio), Sheffield, Ohio. Archimandrite Gavrilo.

Female

• St. Xenia of Saint Petersburg Serbian Orthodox Skete, Lake Wildwood, California. Mother Dorothea. Sister monastery of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
• St. Nilus of Sora 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.
• St. Xenia of Saint Petersburg Metochion Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Nun Katherine, Superior.

External sources

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• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Monastic Communities