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On August 27, Archbishop Benjamin concelebrated the Festal Vigil for Dormition (Old Calendar) with His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion (ROCOR), His Eminence, Metropolitan Jonah (OCA), His Eminence, Archbishop Kyrill (ROCOR), His Eminence, Archbishop Justinian (MP), and His Grace, Bishop Theodosius (ROCOR) at Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral, the Joy of All Who Sorrow (ROCOR) on Geary Ave in San Francisco. On August 28th His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk (MP) served at the festal Divine Liturgy with the other hierarchs concelebrating.
Other clergy concelebrating from the Orthodox Church in America included Archpriest Basil Rhodes, dean of the Pacific Central Deanery; Archpriest Stephan Meholick; Archdeacon Kirill Sokolov; and Deacon Brendan Doss.
Afterwards a formal banquet was served to all the hierarchs, clergy, and VIPs on the cathedral grounds.
The Diocese of the West is the geographical district of the Orthodox Church in America consisting of the Western United States. The diocese has active parishes in Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. San Francisco is home to the diocese’s cathedral, Holy Trinity, as well as the Chancery offices. The diocese is led by His Grace Vasily, Bishop of San Francisco and the West.
