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Eastern Orthodoxy in North America represents adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Estimates of the number of Eastern Orthodox adherents in North America vary considerably depending on ...
The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions in the United States, Canada and Mexico. [1]: 68 [7] [8] In 2011, it had an estimated 84,900 members in the United States.
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia; Serbian Orthodox Church. Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada; Romanian Orthodox Church. Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Canada; Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia; Georgian Orthodox Church. Georgian Apostolic Orthodox ...
Holy Orthodox Church in North America. Holy Nativity Convent, Brookline, Massachusetts. Abbess Mother Seraphima; Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene, Warrenton, Virginia. Abbess Mother Eirene; Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. Saint Syncletike Monastery, Farmingdale, New York. Metropolitan Demetrios.
Some are former church buildings; others are current churches within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. These are Orthodox Christian cathedrals or churches in North America that are notable, whether for their architectural design and or historical characteristics or for other reasons.
The Greek Orthodox Church in America considers that it sanctifies the faithful through divine worship, especially the Holy Eucharist and other sacraments, building the spiritual and ethical life of the faithful in accordance with the Holy Scriptures, Sacred Tradition, the doctrines and canons of the Ecumenical and local Councils, the canons of ...
1994 Bicentennial of Orthodox Christianity in North America (1794–1994); Ligonier Meeting in Western Pennsylvania at the Antiochian Village held by the majority of Orthodox hierarchs in North America votes to do away with the notion of Orthodox Christians in America being a "diaspora" and pledges to work together in missions; glorification of ...
Thus Constantinople is by far the largest numerical representation of Eastern Orthodoxy in North America, including roughly twice as many Eastern Orthodox Christians under its omophorion than all other jurisdictions combined and about two-fifths of all Orthodox bishops in America.