Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America (Serbian: Српска православна епархија новограчаничко-средњезападноамеричка) is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese located in the midwestern region of the United States. Its headquarters are in Third Lake, Illinois.^[1] The diocese operates 69 churches and parishes in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.^[2]

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America
Location
Territory	midwestern region of the United States
Headquarters	Third Lake, Illinois
Information
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church	Serbian Orthodox Church
Established	1963
Language	Church Slavonic Serbian English
Current leadership
Bishop	Longin Krčo
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Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America

Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church in Galveston, Texas

History

In 1998, the diocese opened the monastic women's Protection of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Ohio under then Bishop Job. In 2006, the monastery moved to Marshfield, Missouri.^[3] Later, the Protection of the Virgin Mary Monastery moved once again to Weatherby, Missouri in the same neighborhood as St. Xenia Sisterhood and Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete, all located at a common address: 28650 105th Street in Weatherby, Missouri. The three separate monasteries on the same general grounds are under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America. Also, there is a fourth Serbian monastery (also women's convent) in Missouri in Greenfield -- St. Pachomious Monastery. There are 12 Serbian monasteries under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America.

Bishops

The bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America is Longin (Krčo).

See also

• United States portal
• Christianity portal
• Serbia portal

• Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Merrillville, Indiana)
• St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• New Gračanica Monastery (Third Lake, Illinois)
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and Seminary (Libertyville, Illinois)
• St. Pachomious Monastery(Greenfield, Missouri)
• Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete (Weatherby, Missouri)
• St. Xenia Sisterhood (Weatherby, Missouri)
• Protection of Mother of God (Weatherby, Missouri)
• St. Xenia Metochion Monastery (Indianapolis, Indiana)
• The Nativity Of The Mother of God (New Carlisle, Indiana)
• Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America