Diocesan Council

The Diocesan Council is the permanent body of the diocesan administration. Its membership is elected at the Diocesan Assembly with the approval of the Diocesan Bishop (who is the de facto chairman). In addition to the elected/voting members, the members of the Bishop’s Council, a consultative body for the benefit of the Bishop, are ex-officio non-voting members of the Diocesan Council. This is a consultative body for the benefit of the Bishop, and is comprised of the District Deans, the Chancellor, and the Vice-Chancellor.

Under the guidance of, and with the approval of the Bishop, the Diocesan Council implements decisions of the Diocesan Assembly, acts on issues affecting parishes and diocesan institutions, and deals with issues that may have legal or financial implications for the diocese, including the funding of missions, monasteries, the chancery, etc., including the collection of diocesan funds. Likewise, the Diocesan Council assists the Bishop in regulating the boundaries of the deaneries and parishes, and makes the needed preparations for the Diocesan Assembly.

Officers

His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel
Archpriest Herman Kincaid, Chancellor
Priest Esteban Vázquez, Vice-Chancellor
Priest Nikolai Lochmatow, Secretary
Dimitri Pletz, Treasurer

Clergy Delegates

Archpriest Christopher Rowe (2025)
Priest William Rettig (2025)
Priest Jacob Van Sickle (2026)
Archpriest Zachariah Trent (2027)
Priest John Segvich (2027)
Priest John Kennerk (alternate)