St. Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church, Mississauga

The Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of America and Canada (Macedonian: Американско-канадска епархија, romanized: Amerikansko-kanadska eparhija) is one of 10 dioceses of the Macedonian Orthodox Church and one of three located outside of North Macedonia.^[1] It was initially established in 1967 for Macedonian diaspora communities in Canada, the United States, and Australia. In 1981, the diocese was split into two parts: one diocese for Australia and New Zealand and another for Canada and the United States. The American and Canadian diocese is further subdivided into three parts, or "regencies": one for the Eastern United States, one for the Midwestern United States, and one for Canada. It consists of roughly 15,000 adherents and 40 churches, monasteries, and parishes.^[2]

List

Midwestern American churches

Name	Dedication	Location	Founded	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
St. Clement of Ohrid	Clement of Ohrid	Avon, Ohio	1986			[14][15]
St. George of Kratovo	George of Kratovo	Farmington Hills, Michigan	1993			[16]
St. Ilija	Elijah	Cincinnati, Ohio	1978			[17]
Sts. Kiril and Metodij	Cyril and Methodius	Hinsdale, Illinois	1981			[18][19]
St. Mary	Mary, mother of Jesus	Reynoldsburg, Ohio	1965			[20][21]
St. Mary	Mary, mother of Jesus	Sterling Heights, Michigan	1975			[22][23]
St. Nicholas	Saint Nicholas	North Canton, Ohio	-			[24]
Sts. Petar and Pavle	Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle	Crown Point, Indiana	1963	First Macedonian Orthodox church in North America		[25]
St. Petka	Paraskeva of the Balkans	Chicago, Illinois	1993			[26]

Canadian churches

Name	Dedication	Location	Founded	Notes	Image	Ref(s)
St. Clement of Ohrid	Clement of Ohrid	Toronto, Ontario	1965	First Macedonian Orthodox church in Canada		[27]
St. Dimitrija Solunski	Demetrius of Thessaloniki	Markham, Ontario	1993	Features a large mural by artist Georgi Danevski		[28][29]
St. Ilija	Elijah	Mississauga, Ontario	1979	Parish founded in 1979. Moved into an art gallery in 1997.[a] Victim of an arson attack in 2000, destroying a section of the church. A new church building was completed in 2004.		[31][30]
St. Mary	Mary, mother of Jesus	Cambridge, Ontario	1987			[32]
St. Naum of Ohrid	Saint Naum	Hamilton, Ontario	1970			[33]
St. Nedela	Nedela	Ajax, Ontario	1993			[34]
St. Nicholas	Saint Nicholas	LaSalle, Ontario	1979	Burnt down in 1980, later reconstructed		[35][36]

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