Orthodox Church In America
| Orthodox Church in America (Orthodox Church in America) | |
|---|---|
| Founder (s) | Saints Innocent of Moscow and Germain Alaska |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy declared | 1924 (self-governing temporary) |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized | 1970 by the Church of Russia |
| Current primate | Bishop Jonas |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Primary territory | United States, Canada |
| Territorial extension | Mexico, Central America and South America, Australia |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | English , Slavonic , Spanish |
| Calendar | Gregorian / Julian revised |
| Estimated population | between 450,000 and 1 million according to sources |
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The Orthodox Church in America is a jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church to which the autocephalous status was granted in 1970 by the Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia. Autocephaly this is not recognized by the entire Orthodox Communion. The primate of the Church carries the title of Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, with residence in New York.
The church was first known by the name of Greek Catholic Church in America Russian Orthodox (Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America) or a more informal manner, as that of "Metropolis" (the Metropolia ).
The Church is a member of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas.
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Chronology
- Before 1840: Diocese of Irkutsk (Russian Church)
- 1840-1870: Bishop of Kamchatka
- 1870-1900: Bishop of the Aleutians and the Alaska , sits in Sitka (Alaska)
- 1900-1922: Bishop of the Aleutians and the North America , headquartered in Sitka (Alaska) and New York
- 1924-1970: Greek Catholic Church in America Russian Orthodox (self-administration)
- Since 1970: Orthodox Church in America. The autocephalous is negotiated with the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate Nicodemus (Rotov).
Origin
The Orthodox Church in America traces its origins to the establishment of Russian Orthodox monks in Alaska.
Organization
The Orthodox Church in America includes several bishoprics:
- Archdiocese of Washington and New York
- Diocese of Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
- Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
- Diocese of the South (Dallas)
- Diocese of New England (Boston)
- Diocese of the Midwest (Chicago)
- Diocese of the West (Los Angeles)
- Diocese of Alaska
- Archdiocese of Canada
- Exarchate of Mexico
In addition to the bishops organized on a territorial basis, the Church has three courts ethnic
Some Orthodox parishes in Australia also depend on the OAE.
Relations with other Churches
The autocephalous Orthodox Church of America, granted by the Patriarchate of Moscow in 1970, is not recognized by all Orthodox churches, far from it. It is recognized only by churches who were then under the influence of Russian-Soviet churches Bulgarian, Georgian, Polish, Czech and Slovak.
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| Autocephalous churches | |
| Autonomous Churches | |
| Independent churches noncanonical | |
| Note | |
| See also: two councils of churches - churches of three councils - the Eastern Catholic Churches | |
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