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*The Right Reverend Bishop Basil, Archepiscopal Vicar*The Very Rev. Fr. Edward W. Hughes, Vicar-General*The Very Rev. FrMsgr. George Morelli*The Very Rev. Michael Keiser*Mrs. Marie Hyder*The Very Rev. Paul W. S. Schneirla, Vicar-General ''emeritus''
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{{westernrite}}The '''Western Rite Vicariate''' of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] is a group of Orthodox Christian parishes throughout North America who worship using the [[Western Rite]] tradition. They number roughly 10,000 communicants in about twenty parishes and are under their local [[diocese|diocesan]] [[bishops]], retaining Bishop with the Right Reverend [[Basil John (EsseyAbdalah) of WichitaWorcester|John (Abdalah)]] , Bishop of Worcester and New England, as their "bishop the Auxiliary Bishop with oversight of referencethe Vicariate."
==History==
Since its founding in 1958, the Western Rite Vicariate has nearly doubled in size and now consists of a rapidly growing dimension of the Church's mission in America [http://www.stcolumbachurch.org/aboutorthodox.cfm], including 30 [[parish]]es and missions. Because of his association with the founding of the [[Western Rite]] in America, the Vicariate holds St. [[Tikhon of Moscow]] as its [[patron saint]].
==Commissionand Administration==
The Western Rite Commission of the Antiochian Archdiocese consists of:
The Vicariate is adminstered by: *The Very Rev. FrEdward W. Paul Hughes, Vicar-General*The Rev. John W. S. SchneirlaFenton, Assistant to the Vicar-General (retired)
==External links==
===Parishes===
*[http://www.westernorthodox.com/western-rite-parish-directory.html Western Rite Orthodox Parish Directory]
*[http://www.stmichaelwhittier.org/ St. Michael Church], Whitter, CA
*[http://www.westernorthodox.com/stmark St. Mark Church], Denver, CO
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org/ Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church], Warren, MA
*[http://www.ststephensorthodox.org/ St. Stephens Orthodox Catholic Church], Springfield, MA
*[http://www.stgregoryoc.org/ St. Gregory the Great Church], Falls ChurchWashington, VADC
*[http://www.stmichaeloc.org/ St. Michael the Archangel Mission], Wichita, KS
*[http://www.stvincentchurch.org/ St. Vincent of Lerins Church], Omaha, NE