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Vicariate for the Palestinian / Jordanian Orthodox Christian Communities
After a long process that began in 1993, related to the ecclesiastical status of a portion of the Palestinian and Jordanian communities in the USA (the portion connected to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem), there was a final agreed decision by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem concerning these communities. The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Jerusalem Patriarchate agreed that the canonical and pastoral supervision of these communities and their clergy would belong to the canonically established jurisdiction in the United States which is the Eparchy of the Ecumenical Throne in America, that is, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The agreement was signed in Jerusalem on February 28, 2007. Archbishop Demetrios of America was the senior representative for the Ecumenical Patriarchate and signed on its behalf.
The process of implementation continued through 2008, when His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem met at the Ecumenical Patriarchate and concluded final details, including the creation of the Vicariate for Palestinian/Jordanian Christian Orthodox Communities in the USA. Following the meeting at the Phanar, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America was directed to proceed with the implementation of the agreements by the creation of a Vicariate for the clergy and communities within the Archdiocese of America. The clergy and communities of the Vicariate will be directly under the Archbishop of America and will report to the Archdiocese through the Archiepiscopal Vicar.
Archiepiscopal Vicar: Very Rev. Protopresbyter George Jweinat
St. George Orthodox Church
San Francisco, CA
Parishes and Clergy
St. George Orthodox Church
399 San Fernando Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
Very Rev. Father George Jweinat
Very Rev. Father Issa Awwad
Fr. Dn. Speridon Jajeh
415-334-2234
St. George Orthodox Church
7311 College View Dr.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Very Rev. Father Moheen Hanna
Fr. Dn. John Khoury
Fr. Dn. Romanos Khoury
707-793-9355
St. James Church
195 North Main St.
Milpitas, CA 95035
Very Rev. Father Giris Hanna
408-934-1540
Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
1700 North Towne Ave
Clairemont, CA 91711
Rev. Father Hanna Haddad
St. Lawrence Orthodox Church
6180 Highway 9
Felton, CA 95018
Very Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Hardenbrook
Rev. Fr. Luke Dingman
Fr. Dn. Nathaniel Johnson
Fr. Dn. Lazarus Adams
831-335-0300
St. Peter & Paul Orthodox Mission
1924 Trinity Ave
Walnut Creek CA 94596
Served by Clergy of St. George, San
Francisco
Decent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Mission
P.O.Box. 6986
Los Osos, CA 93412
Rev. Father James Matta
805-528-1473
Holy Protection of the Theotokos Orthodox Church
564 Ravenna Blvd.
Seattle WA, 98115
Rev. Father Seraphim Gascoigne
Additional Clergy
Rev. Father Andraos Dib
Rev. Father Job Watts
Clergy of the Vicariate meet with His Eminence. From left: Fr. Dn. Speridon Jajeh, Fr. Andraos Dib, Vicar V. Rev. Protopresbyter George Jweinat, Archbishop Demetrios of America, V. Rev. Fr. Moheen Hanna, V. Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Hardenbrook and Fr. Dn. Romanos Khoury. (December 2009)
