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[[Image:Map of USA highlighting OCA Diocese of Western Pennsylvania.svg|thumb|300px|The states in which the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania has jurisdiction.]]
The '''Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]] (OCA). Its territory includes [[parish]]es, [[Monastery|monasteries]], and [[Mission (Christian)|missions]] located in three states in the [[United States]] – [[Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio]], and the entirety of [[West Virginia]]. The [[diocesan chancery]] is located in [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township]], Pennsylvania. The current bishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, Melchisedek (Pleska), was enthroned on June 27, 2009.  The previous Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, [[Kyrill (Yonchev)]], died on June 17, 2007.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=http://www.oca.org/News.asp?ID=1264&SID=19 |title=In Memoriam: His Eminence, Archbishop Kyrill of Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania, and the Bulgarian Diocese|date=2007-06-17}}</ref>
== Bishops ==
* [[Stephen (Dzyubay)]] (7 August 1916 - May 1924)
* [[Alexis (Panteleev)]] (November 1932 - 1933)
* [[Benjamin (Basalyga)]] (10 September 1933 - 1947)
* [[Dionysius (Dyachenko)]] (7 December 1947 - 1951)
* [[Vyacheslav (Lissitzky)]] (28 October 1951 - 15 December 1952)
* [[Benjamin (Basalyga)]] (July 28, 1953 - November 15, 1963)
* [[Ambrose (Merezhko)]] (1967 - 1972)
* [[Theodosius (Lazor)]] (1972 - 30 October 1977)
* [[Kyrill (Yonchev)]] (October 1977 - 17 June 2007)
* ''[[Herman (Swaiko)]]'' (2007 - 4 September 2008) locum tenens
* ''[[Tikhon (Mollard)]]'' (2008-2009) locum tenens
* [[Melchisedek (Pleska)]] (since 27 June 2009)
== Deaneries ==
The diocese is grouped geographically into five [[deanery|deaneries]], each consisting of a number of parishes. Each deanery is headed by a parish [[priest]], known as a [[Dean (religion)|dean]]. The deans coordinate activities in their area's parishes, and report to the diocesan bishop.  The current deaneries of the Diocese of Western Pennsylvania are:
* Allegheny-Beaver Valley Deanery
* Altoona-Johnstown Deanery
* Monongahela Valley Deanery
* Ohio Valley Deanery
* Pittsburgh Deanery
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official|https://www.ocadwpa.org/}}
* [http://oca.org/dioceses/diocese-of-western-pennsylvania Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania] on OCA official site
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