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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.
Parishes, institutions, departments and officers will prepare reports in advance, which will be included in the Delegate Books below. Also, the full text of Archbishop BENJAMIN’s opening address, not included in the books, and the approved 2025 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.
Book 1: Instructions and Schedule: (Download)
Book 2: Deanery and Parish Reports: (Download)
Book 3: Department, Institution and Financial Reports: (Download)
Book 4: Treasurer/Financial Reports: (Download)
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.
