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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 .
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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 traces its origins to the arrival in Kodiak, Alaska of eight Orthodox missionaries from the Valaamo Monastery in the northern Karelia region of Russia in 1794.
Parishes. The parish is a local community of the Church having at its head a duly appointed priest and consisting of Orthodox Christians who live in accordance with the teachings of the Orthodox Church, comply with the discipline and rules of the Church, and regularly support their parish.
Mar 5, 2024 · A collection of maps, “Geographic Concentration of Adherents,” shows the U.S. counties with the greatest number of adherents for the seven largest Eastern and three largest Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Aug 12, 2015 · A concise presentation of some fundamental teachings of faith, worship, norms of living and principles of administration of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
May 17, 2023 · The Eastern Orthodox population of the U.S. is dominated by immigrants from the church’s historic lands and by their descendants. But in recent years, aided by more widely available information on the internet, the church has been attracting more attention from people with no ancestral ties to Orthodoxy, a trend that appears to have ...
