Bishop Benjamin hosted the Meeting of the Canonical Bishops of the West Coast here at the Chancery of the Diocese of the West on 22 January 2009.  In attendance were Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, Archbishop Joseph of the Antiochian Archdiocese, and Bishop Maxim of the Serbian Orthodox Western US Diocese; His Eminence, Archbishop KYRILL of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia was enroute to the Russian Council and was unable to attend.

The bishops of the western United States meet three times a year to discuss evangelical and interjurisdictional matters in order to foster the oneness of our Orthodox faith here in America. Among topics under discussion was the upcoming celebration of the Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. Nicholas Antiochian Cathedral in Los Angeles. This will be the second year the Canonical Hierarchs will serve together on the first Sunday of the Great Fast. The Orthros will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 8 and will be followed by the Hierarchical Liturgy. The hierarchs also discussed coordinating the establishment of missions in the West so as to avoid duplications and conflict. IOCC, OCMC and OCF were also discussed.