Our Episcopate

About Saint Nicholas' Episcopate

Saint Nicholas' Romanian Orthodox Church is under of the Romanian Episcopate of America, one of the three ethnic dioceses of the Orthodox Church of America. We are under the spiritual protection of Archbishop Nathanial (Popp) and our vicar bishop is Bishop Andrei (Hoarste). Our Metropolitan is Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard).

Metropolitan Tikhon of the Orthodox Church of America

Our Metropolitan

The Most Blessed Tikhon (Mollard)
Archbishop of Washington
Metropolitan of All America and Canada

Consecrated: February 14, 2004
Name day: October 9

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Archbishop Nathaniel of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate

Our Archbishop

The Most Reverend Dr. Nathaniel (Popp)

Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate

Consecrated: November 15, 1980
Name day: April 22

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Bishop Andrei of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

Our Vicar Bishop

The Right Reverend Andrei (Hoarste) PhD
Bishop of Cleveland and Vicar Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate

Consecrated: February 1, 2020
Name day: November 30

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