San Francisco, CA — His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, has blessed the Diocese of the West to prepare for the Consecration or Installation of our next bishop on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in San Francisco, CA.
On Friday, August 15, the Rite of Election and Vespers will be held at 6:00 pm at San Francisco’s historic Holy Trinity Cathedral.
The greeting of the Metropolitan of All America and Canada, the Rite of Profession of Faith, the Divine Liturgy, and the ordination to the episcopacy will begin at 9:00 am. A luncheon banquet in honor of the newly installed Bishop of San Francisco and the West will follow at McCormick & Kuleto’s Seafood & Steaks in San Francisco’s landmark Ghirardelli Square at 12:30 pm.
Reservations for the banquet (see below) are required and will be accepted until August 1 or until capacity is reached. Tickets are $100.00 each.
Accommodations:
Special nightly rates have been secured at the following nearby hotels.
Luncheon Menu:
Starter:
Chef’s Journey Salad
farmer’s market greens, seasonal fruits and vegetables, herb vinaigrette
Entrée (Choice of):
M&K “Zabuton” Steak Frites
duck fat fries, bone marrow butter, port wine demi-glace
Dungeness Crab Cakes
Brentwood Farms corn & pepper salad, basil aioli, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables
Roasted Beet Sirloin (Plant Based)
wild mushrooms, farmer’s market vegetables, thunder sauce, barley furikake dust (vegan)
Dessert
If you do not see a registration form below, please click here to register. Spots are not reserved until payment is completed.