Principal Monasteries of North America

• Saint Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery – Florence, Arizona. The largest and most influential Greek Orthodox monastery in North America.
• Holy Trinity Monastery – Jordanville, New York. The principal monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
• New Skete Monastery – Cambridge, New York. Influential monastery of the Orthodox Church in America.
• Monastery of the Transfiguration – Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Principal Serbian Orthodox monastery in North America.
• Holy Dormition Monastery – Rives Junction, Michigan. Major Romanian Orthodox monastery.

Greek Orthodox Monasteries

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

• Saint Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery – Florence, Arizona. The foremost Greek Orthodox monastery in North America.
• Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios – Roscoe, New York. One of the principal Greek women’s monasteries.
• Holy Monastery of the Theotokos the Life-Giving Spring – Dunlap, California. Major Greek Orthodox women’s monastery.
• Holy Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner – Goldendale, Washington. Greek Orthodox monastery in the Pacific Northwest.
• Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary the Consolatory – Quebec, Canada. Major Greek Orthodox women’s monastery in Canada.

Russian Orthodox Monasteries

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and Moscow Patriarchate

• Holy Trinity Monastery – Jordanville, New York. Principal Russian monastery in North America.
• Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo – Nanuet, New York. The principal Russian women’s monastery in America.
• Saint Tikhon’s Monastery – South Canaan, Pennsylvania. Historic Russian-American monastery founded in 1905.
• Monastery of Saint John of San Francisco – Manton, California. Major ROCOR monastery.
• Monastery of the Holy Cross – Wayne, West Virginia. Russian Orthodox monastery.
• Monastery of Saint Silouan – Sonora, California. Russian Orthodox monastery in the western United States.

Orthodox Church in America and Carpatho-Russian Traditions

• New Skete Monastery – Cambridge, New York. Influential monastery of the Orthodox Church in America.
• Saint Tikhon’s Monastery – Pennsylvania. Historic monastery now associated with the Orthodox Church in America.
• Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God – Lake George, Colorado. OCA women’s monastery.
• Monastery of Saint Macarius of Egypt – OCA jurisdiction, Pennsylvania.

Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, and Georgian Monasteries

• Monastery of the Transfiguration – Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Principal Serbian Orthodox monastery in North America.
• Monastery of Saint Sava – Libertyville, Illinois. Historic Serbian monastery and ecclesiastical centre.
• Holy Dormition Monastery – Rives Junction, Michigan. Principal Romanian Orthodox monastery in North America.
• Monastery of the Holy Cross – Canada. Romanian Orthodox monastery.
• Monastery of Saint John of Rila – Michigan. Principal Bulgarian Orthodox monastery in North America.
• Monastery of the Georgian Fathers – North America. Georgian Orthodox monastic community.

Antiochian, Arab, and Other Orthodox Traditions

• Monastery of Saint Thekla – Antiochian Orthodox jurisdiction. Principal Antiochian women’s monastery in North America.
• Monastery of Saint John the Divine – Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese.
• Monastic Community of Saint Moses the Black – North America. Orthodox monastic community associated with African-American Orthodoxy.
• Ukrainian Orthodox Monastery of Saint Andrew – South Bound Brook, New Jersey. Major Ukrainian Orthodox monastery.

Canada

• Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary the Consolatory – Quebec. Principal Greek Orthodox women’s monastery in Canada.
• Monastery of the Holy Cross – Canada. Romanian Orthodox monastery.
• Skete of Saint Silouan – British Columbia. Russian Orthodox monastic community.
• Monastery of Saint Herman of Alaska – Alberta. OCA monastic community.
• Monastery of Saint John of Shanghai – Ontario. Russian Orthodox monastery.

Female Monasteries and Convents of Special Importance

• Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo – Nanuet, New York. Principal Russian Orthodox convent in North America.
• Holy Monastery of Saint Nektarios – Roscoe, New York. Principal Greek Orthodox women’s monastery.
• Holy Monastery of the Theotokos the Life-Giving Spring – California. Major Greek Orthodox convent.
• Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary the Consolatory – Quebec. Major women’s monastery in Canada.
• Monastery of Saint Thekla – Antiochian jurisdiction. Principal Antiochian women’s monastery in North America.

Observations

• North America contains the most diverse Orthodox monastic landscape outside the traditional Orthodox world.
• The Greek and Russian traditions account for the majority of monasteries in the United States and Canada.
• Jordanville, Saint Anthony’s in Arizona, Saint Tikhon’s, and New Skete are among the best-known monasteries in North America.
• Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Antiochian, and Ukrainian jurisdictions maintain important monasteries that preserve their ethnic and liturgical traditions.
• Canada possesses fewer monasteries than the United States, but it contains important Greek, Romanian, and Russian foundations.