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"There can be no Christian without good deeds."
— His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
Visit of the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada to the West Coast Concludes
On May 5, 2026, before departing for Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in San Francisco.
Bishop Matthew Celebrates a Moleben before the Relics of St. John of Shanghai the Wonderworker
On May 4, 2026, with the blessing of Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” of the Russian Church Outside of Russia in San Francisco.
Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada Meets with Bishop Vasily of San Francisco and the West
On May 4, 2026, at Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church in America in San Francisco, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, met with Bishop Vasily of San Francisco and the West.
On the 4th Sunday of Pascha, Bishop Matthew Celebrates the Liturgy at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in San Francisco
On Sunday, May 3, 2026, the 4th Sunday of Pascha, of the Paralytic, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in San Francisco.
Hierarchical Divine Service at Our Lady of Kazan Church in San Diego
On May 2, 2026, Saturday of the 3rd week of Pascha and the feast of Blessed Matrona of Moscow, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in San Diego, California.
During His Visit to San Diego, Bishop Matthew Visits the First Christian Mission on the West Coast
On May 1, 2026, after visiting Our Lady of Kazan Church in San Diego, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited Mission San Diego de Alcalá — the place where the European history of California effectively began.
Bishop Matthew Arrives in San Diego
On May 1, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in San Diego, California, as part of his visit to the Western States deanery.
Bishop Matthew Visits Historic Sites of Los Angeles
On April 30, 2026, upon arriving in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and the Port of St. Peter the Apostle in Los Angeles.
Bishop Matthew Begins His Paschal Visit to the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada
On April 30, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in the USA. Over the next two weeks, His Grace will visit the parishes of the Western States deanery, the parishes in Canada, and the parishes of the Eastern and Atlantic States, and will lead the patronal feast of the cathedral in New York.