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Peter & Paul Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church.
Orthodox churches, also known as Eastern Orthodox churches, are a group of Christian churches that trace their origins back to the early Christian communities of the Eastern Roman Empire and hold to traditional beliefs and practices rooted in the early centuries of Christianity.
Welcome to St. John's Eastern Orthodox Church! We are a small, humble parish nestled in beautiful Amarillo, Texas. We gladly welcome all newcomers and invite you to experience the timeless traditions and services of the ancient Orthodox Christian Faith.
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- What's in Our Name?
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- The Orthodox Church Today
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Our name, or rather, our names tell a great deal about us. Many names have been used throughout the centuries to describe our Church and its some 300 million adherents. "Greek", "Eastern'', "Orthodox", "One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic" are all appropriate designations of the Church. Our Church is called the "Greek Church" because Greek was the fi...
Christianity originated in Palestine, spread rapidly throughout the Mediterranean, and by the end of the fourth century was recognized as the official religion of the late Roman or Byzantine Empire. Seen in the context of its historical milieu, it was a unified religious movement, although diverse in many respects. It was extremely vital and dynami...
The Orthodox Church today is a communion of self governing Churches, each administratively independent of the other, but united by a common faith and spirituality. Their underlying unity is based on identity of doctrines, sacramental life and worship, which distinguishes Orthodox Christianity. All recognize the spiritual preeminence of the Ecumenic...
Beginnings
Before the establishment of an Archdiocese in the Western Hemisphere there were numerous communities of Greek Orthodox Christians. The first Greek Orthodox community in the Americas was founded in 1864 in New Orleans, LA by a small colony of Greek merchants. History also records that on June 26, 1768 the first Greek colonists landed at St.Augustine, FL, the oldest city in America. Today, the "Avero House" where these colonists worshipped has been fully restored and houses the St. Photios Nati...
Leadership
In the 80 years of the life of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese there have been seven archbishops: Archbishop Alexander (1922-1930); Archbishop Athenagoras (1931-1948); Archbishop Michael (1948-1958); Archbishop Iakovos (1959-1996), Archbishop Spyridon (1996-1999), Archbishop Demetrios (1999-2019), and Archbishop Elpidophoros who was enthroned as Archbishop on June 22, 2019. Metropolitan of Athens Meletios Metaxakisarrived in America on October 20, 1918, an soon established the Synodical Counci...
Transition
On July 30, 1996, following the retirement of Archbishop Iakovos, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate established three new metropolitanates, Toronto, Buenos Aires and Mexico,each having specific areas of jurisdiction. The Holy Synod, by unanimous decision, also elected Metropolitan Spyridon of Italy as Archbishop of America. Archbishop Spyridon was enthroned on September 21, 1996 as the first American-born elected as Archbishop of America. He served for three years before submittin...
Today
Following the retirement of Archbishop Demetrios in May 2019, under the presidency of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected Metropolitan Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of Bursa and Exarch of Bithynia as the new Archbishop of America. Archbishop Elpidophoros was enthroned on Saturday June 22, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City. About the Author Father Robert G. Stephanopo...
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Saint Innocent of Alaska Eastern Orthodox Mission is serving the Salem community and engaging and encouraging others through a life-changing journey in Salem, Virginia.
