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Once a year, clergy and lay representatives from each parish, monastery and institution meet to discuss the administration of the diocese. The Annual Diocesan Assembly shall elect members of the Diocesan Council, adopt a Diocesan Budget for the following fiscal year for the Diocese, elect an Auditing Committee, and conduct any other business properly brought before the Assembly.
For more information regarding the Diocesan Assembly, please see Article IV of the Diocesan Bylaws.
The 2026 Assembly of the Diocese of the West will be held October 20-23, 2026 at Holy Theophany Orthodox Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Church Address:
Holy Theophany Orthodox Church
2770 North Chestnut St.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907
Website:
https://theophany.org/
Hotel Details:
A hotel block has been secured at the Best Western Plus Fillmore Inn & Suites (3150 N Chestnut Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907) at a nightly rate of $127.
Parishes, institutions, departments, and officers will prepare reports in advance, which will be included in the Delegate Books below. Also, the full text of Bishop Vasily’s opening address, not included in the books, and the approved 2027 budget will be linked below (after the assembly); draft minutes of the Assembly (to be approved at the next Assembly) will be posted once reviewed at the Winter Diocesan Council meeting.
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.
