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- There exists within North America the “Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church.” These parishes, perhaps 50 in number, are within the canonical jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate, although there is no diocesan structure in North America. Many of these parishes also use English primarily or exclusively in worship.
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There exists within North America the “Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church.” These parishes, perhaps 50 in number, are within the canonical jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate, although there is no diocesan structure in North America.
The Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America was granted autocephaly by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1970, and renamed the Orthodox Church in America. Its hierarchs are part of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America .
- OCA
- United States, Canada
- 84,900 total adherents, 33,800 regular attendees: 68
The Russian Orthodox Church in America is an Autocephalous Apostolic Orthodox Catholic church with direct succession from the Apostle Saint Andrew. We are also connected to the American Orthodox Catholic Church also known as The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church in North America.
Dec 5, 2020 · The Russian Orthodox Church in the USA is the name of the group of parishes of the Russian mission in America that recognize the canonical authority of the Church of Russia. They were previously known as the Russian Exarchate of North America before autocephaly was granted to the Metropolia in 1970.
Aug 21, 2022 · The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an autocephalous Church with parishes mainly in the United States and Canada (though with a few parishes also in Mexico, and until 2011 in Australia as well). The OCA traces its history to the Russian Orthodox missionary efforts in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, which began in 1794.
- 1970 ("temporary self-government" in 1924)
- Tikhon (Mollard)
- 1970 by Russian Orthodox Church
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