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  1. www.goarch.orgHome - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church

    Orthodox Christianity is a communion of self governing Churches, united by a common faith and spirituality. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian Faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the ...

  2. www.anngoc.orgHome | ANNUNCIATION / EVANGELISMOS

    Welcome to our Church Family! W e are an Orthod ox Christia n community under the Ecumenical Patriarchate , the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America , and the Holy Metropolis of New Jersey . We are the 6th oldest Greek Orthodox community i n the U nited States (established in 1901) , located in Elkins Park, a charming northern suburb of ...

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  4. www.goarch.org › - › statement-of-the-greek-orthodoxNavigation - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

    3 days ago · The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with its headquarters located in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox ...

  5. www.goarch.org › - › the-greek-eastern-orthodoxThe Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church of America - Greek ...

    • What's in Our Name?
    • Our Origins and Development: to Know Us Is to Understand Our History
    • 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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Greek_Orthodox_ArchdioceseGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Wikipedia

    The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is composed of an archdiocesan district (New York City) and eight metropolises (formerly dioceses ): New Jersey, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Boston and Denver. [14] It is governed by the archbishop and the Eparchial Synod of Metropolitans.

    • 476,900 total Adherents, 107,400 regular (weekly) attendees [1]
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  8. www.greekcathedral.comThe Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Columbus, OH ...

    C hartered by the State of Ohio in 1910, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church has grown to approximately 800 families throughout Columbus and central Ohio. Our parish provides a great number of programs and ministries through it’s many organizations, including an active youth ministry hosting four youth groups, and other religious and cultural educational programs catering to the community ...

  9. www.ekathimerini.com › society › diasporaFacing the new crisis in the Greek Orthodox Church of America

    Jun 9, 2018 · In 1964 Iakovos paved the way for the Greek Orthodox Church to become a vivid and integral part of American life. Thirty years later, at the 1994 Episcopal Meeting of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas at Ligonier, he led the way again, stating that American Orthodoxy cannot be considered “immigrant” anymore and proposed the spiritual unity of all ...

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