Diocesan Directives and Resources

Albanian and Washington D.C. Archdioceses, Diocese of New England, Seminaries, Monasteries

March 17, 2020: Letter from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon
April 7, 2020: Directives from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon
May 16, 2020: Directives for Stavropegial Institutions

Diocese of Alaska

Bulgarian Diocese

March 16, 2020: Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Alexander
March 31, 2020: Directives from His Eminence Archbishop Alexander
May, 1, 2020: Directives for Reopening Parishes
October 7, 2020: Updated Directives for Reopening Parishes

Archdiocese of Canada

March 11, 2020: Prayer in Time of Affliction
March 17, 2020: Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Irénée
May 22, 2020: Further Archdiocesan Directives During COVID-19 Outbreak

Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

Resources from the Diocese
Parishes providing live streaming on one dedicated page
Holy Week Worship Options
March 7, 2020: Prescriptions to Lessen Anxiety
March 14, 2020: Directive Limiting Group Exposure
March 17, 2020: Directive Suspending Services
April 1, 2020: Archpastoral Directive Continuing Suspension of Services
April 27, 2020: Preliminary process, considerations, and concerns to address before resuming broader Liturgical gatherings
April 28, 2020: Core Guidelines for Parish Councils to Address Before Reopening
May 1, 2020: Reopening Survey
May 6, 2020: Coronavirus Concerns
May 6, 2020: Beginning the Discussion - the Process to Open our Parishes
May 16, 2020: Continuing the Discussion - the Process to Open our Parishes
May 6, 2021: Updated Directive Coronavirus Mitigation

Diocese of the Midwest

Resources from the Diocese
March 7, 2020: Statement from His Grace Bishop Paul
March 17, 2020: Directives for the Diocese
March 24, 2020: Public Services Suspended
March 31, 2020: Liturgical Updates and Clergy Meetings Announced
April 7, 2020: Directives for Holy Week and Pascha
May 5, 2020: Directives for Reopening the Diocese
May 16, 2020: Clarification on Directives Related to Face Masks

Diocese of New York and New Jersey

March 18, 2020: Archpastoral Letter from His Eminence Archbishop Michael
March 18, 2020: Guidelines from His Eminence Archbishop Michael
March 21, 2020: Updated Guidelines from His Eminence Archbishop Michael
April 10, 2020: Updated Updated Guidelines from His Eminence Archbishop Michael
May 8, 2020: Diocesan Directives on the Gradual Re-Opening of Diocesan Churches

Romanian Episcopate

Resources from the Episcopate
March 17, 2020: Directives from His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel
April 2, 2020: Archpastoral Directive for Great Paschal Fast and Pascha
May 13, 2020: Revision of the Directives of March 17 and April 2

Diocese of the South

Pastoral Guidance
March 10, 2020: Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Alexander
March 12, 2020: Guidance for the Clergy and Faithful
March 13, 2020: Prescriptions for Safety in the Parish during COVID-19 Response
March 31, 2020: Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Alexander
March 31, 2020: Letter from Archimandrite Gerasim: The Scriptures and Pascha in Extraordinary Times
May 1, 2020: Directives on Reopening Parishes
May 5, 2020: Updated Directives on Reopening Parishes
June 5, 2020: Letter on Division in the Church
August 11, 2020: Updated Directives on Reopening Parishes

Diocese of the West

March 7, 2020: Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin
March 17, 2020: Update on the Coronavirus
March 17, 2020: Further Update from His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin
April 3, 2020: Update from His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin
April 25, 2020: Directives from His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin
April 20, 2021: Updated Covid Guidelines from His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin

Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania

March 17, 2020: Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Melchisedek
April 3, 2020: Holy Week/Pascha instructions from His Eminence Archbishop Melchisedek
May 5, 2020: Directives on reopening parishes
November 19, 2020: Updated protocol for parishes