Orthodoxy in America

Despite its relatively young age, Orthodoxy in America has a complex history and a complicated present. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of Orthodox Christianity in America.

History

• All-American Sobor
• Bibliography of Orthodoxy in America
• Byzantine response to OCA autocephaly
• Ligonier Meeting
• ROCOR and OCA
• Timeline of Orthodoxy in America

People

Saints

• Alexander Hotovitzky
• Alexis of Wilkes-Barre
• Basil Martysz
• Brendan the Navigator
• Herman of Alaska
• Innocent of Alaska
• Jacob Netsvetov
• John Kochurov
• John Maximovitch
• Juvenaly of Alaska
• Nikolai Velimirovic
• Peter the Aleut
• Raphael of Brooklyn
• Seraphim (Samuilovich) of Uglich
• Tikhon of Moscow
• Varnava (Nastic)
• Anatole (Kamensky)
• Under consideration for glorification
  • Abp. Arseny (Chagovtsov) of Winnipeg
  • Bp. Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos
  • Jacob Korchinsky
  • Olga Michael
  • Seraphim Rose

Bishops

See: List of American bishops

Other major figures

• Alexander Schmemann
• Frank Schaeffer
• Georges Florovsky
• Jaroslav Pelikan
• John Meyendorff
• Seraphim Rose
• Thomas Hopko

• Writers

Jurisdictions

Current

• Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
• American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
• Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
• Belarusian Council of Orthodox Churches in North America
• Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia
• Ecumenical Patriarchate in America
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Orthodox Church in America
• Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada
• Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
• Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
• Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA
• Vicariate for Palestinian/Jordanian Communities in the USA

Non-Mainstream

• Holy Orthodox Church in North America (HOCNA)
• Russian Orthodox Church in Exile (ROCE)
• Universal Orthodox diocese of Georgia (UOC)

Former

• Alexandrian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church in the United States
• American Orthodox Catholic Church
• Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Toledo and Dependencies
• Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Metropolis of America and Canada
• Bulgarian Diocese in Exile
• Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America
• Russian Exarchate of North America
• Syrian Holy Orthodox Greek Catholic Mission in North America

Seminaries and other education

• Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
• Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)
• Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)
• St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)
• St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)
• St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary (Libertyville, Illinois)
• St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)
• St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology
• St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)

Monasteries

• List of American monasteries

Groups

• Evangelical Orthodox Church
• Holy Order of MANS (later, Christ the Savior Brotherhood)
• Society of Clerks Secular of St. Basil

Organizations

National

• Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America
• Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting (EOCS)
• International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
• Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)
• Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL)
• Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC)
• Orthodox Christians for Life (OCLife)
• Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM)
• Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA)
• Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA)

Regional

• Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches of Central Massachusetts (CEOC)
• Fellowship of Orthodox Churches of Connecticut (FORCC)
• Rocky Mountain Orthodox Christian Charities and Missions (RMOCCM)

Jurisdictional

• Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA), OCA

External links

• Orthodoxy in America: An Online Directory of the Orthodox Church in North America
• Orthodoxy in America Lecture Series, sponsored by Fordham University
• Iconic History of Orthodoxy in America
• American Orthodox History The story of Orthodoxy in the Americas - Ancient Faith Raido podcast

Articles

• Orthodoxy in America, by Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna
• The Dynamics of the Orthodox Faith in America, by Abp. Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America
• A Spiritual Springtime for American Orthodoxy: Reflections on the last 40 Years, by Fr. Thomas Hopko, Sept. 27, 2008
• The Dangers of Multiple Orthodox Jurisdictions in the United States, by Metr. Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver
• Where Do We Go From Here?, by Abbot Jonah (Paffhausen) (requires free registration)
• Orthodoxy in America: Diaspora or Church?, by Fr. Leonid Kishkovsky
• The Project for Orthodox Renewal of the Orthodox Christian Laity: Seven Studies of Key Issues Facing Orthodox Christians in America, Steven J. Sfekas and George E. Matsoukas, eds. (1993)
• An Orthodox Christian Church in the United States: Unified and Self-Governed, a pamphlet by Orthodox Christian Laity
• The Face of American Orthodoxy: A Forgotten Perspective, by Fr. Aris P. Metrakos
• The Next Triumph of Orthodoxy, by Fr. Aris P. Metrakos
• The Liturgical Path of Orthodoxy in America, by Paul Meyendorff
• Orthodoxy in America, from OrthodoxPhotos.com
• Reflecting on the Future of Orthodoxy in America, by Archbishop Peter (L'Huillier) of New York
• Orthodoxy in America: Its Historical Past and Present, by Fr. Seraphim Rose
• Orthodoxy and America, by Fr. Alexander Schmemann- (this is the last part of III: The Spiritual Problem below)
• Problems of Orthodoxy in America series, by Fr. Alexander Schmemann
  • I: The Canonical Problem
  • II: The Liturgical Problem
  • III: The Spiritual Problem
• The American Orthodox Church, by Dr. George Strickland
• TIME: An American Orthodoxy?, March 16, 1970 (full article here)

Link collections

• General Information: Orthodoxy in America