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Many Years to His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, on the 16th anniversary of his consecration to the episcopate.
On May 1st, 2004, His Eminence received the laying on of hands at Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco, CA by His Beatitude Metropolitan Herman. Since then, he has faithfully and lovingly served our diocese first as Bishop of Berkeley and auxiliary bishop and then as Bishop of San Francisco and the West in March of 2007. In addition to overseeing his own diocese, he provided archpastoral leadership for the Diocese of Alaska as its administrator in 2008-9 and as locum tenens from 2009 until early 2014. He was elevated to the rank of Archbishop on May 9, 2012.
The administration and faithful of the Diocese of the West pray God grant His Eminence, Archbishop BENJAMIN a prosperous and peaceful life, health, salvation, and furtherance in all good things… and MANY YEARS!
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.
