The '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' (or '''"HOCNA''', "; also known as "the ''Panteleimonites'' or as ''HTM - Boston'', ") is a jurisdiction whose an [[monasteryOld Calendarists|monasteriesOld Calendarist]] and jurisdiction, headquartered at [[parishHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)]]es originally , initially formed under the auspices by former members of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. After breaking from the Greek Archdiocese and being received into who joined the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], it broke from in the latter 1960's in 1986, after allegations protest of the excessive ecumenical activities of Patriarch [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of sexual misconduct at Constantinople]] and Archbishop [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery Iakovos (Brookline, MassachusettsCoucouzis)|of America]]. Following the suspension of the abbot and founder of Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] in Brookline, MassachusettsArchimandrite Panteleimon (Metropoulos) (+2016), citing by the ROCOR following the ecumenical movement. Todayin December, 1986, HOCNA consists for multiple accusations of a number [how many?] monastic communitiessexual immorality, missions the monastery and parishes throughout its supporting communities left the United States, Canada, ROCOR and following a brief period under two independent Old Calendarist bishops in Greece, Russia, Georgia, Africa and South Americawere received by the Old Calendarist Synod of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens. HOCNA regards itself as being the last true remnant of the is not in communion with any mainstream Orthodox Churchchurch.

==HistoryHOCNA today=====Within The ''Holy Orthodox Church in North America'' is an Eparchial Synod with parishes and monastic communities in the Greek Archdiocese===[[Archimandrite]] [[Panteleimon (Metropoulos)]]United States, as well as Europe and Central America. Today HOCNA consists of five monastic communities and 13 parishes. Their monastic communities are well known world wide for their incense, hand painted icons and mounted icon photographs, pure beeswax candles, vestments and clerical clothing. Also, since the leader founding of HOCNAHoly Transfiguration Monastery, had grown up in the [[Greek brotherhood has dedicated themselves to producing translations of texts necessary for Orthodox Archdiocese Church life. Many books of the lives of the Saints and concerning matters of America]]the Faith have been published. During his time in the Greek ArchdioceseEspecially, he attracted many [approximately how many?] out of desire to benefit the monastic lifeChurch, founding [[liturgical books of primary importance have been translated into English and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline: ''A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians'', Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] and with a Holy Trinity Convent. A number [how many?] of [[parish]]es also formed under his influence. He had been ''The [[tonsurePentecostarion]]d as a monastic on '', ''The Great [[Mount AthosHorologion]] where he was advised [by whom?]'', because the complete 12-volume set of the allegedly increasing The [[modernismMenaion]] and ''The [[ecumenismPsalter]] of Archbishop According to the Seventy''. Some patristic works have also been translated and published, most notably ''The [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) Ladder of AmericaDivine Ascent]]'', the ''The Ascetical Homilies of Saint [[primateIsaac the Syrian]] of the Greek Archdiocese'', to break from that jurisdiction and join himself and his followers to the ''The [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside RussiaSynodicon of Orthodoxy]]''. And so HOCNA has published ''The Struggle Against Ecumenism'', the most extensive history of the "True Orthodox Church" available in English[http://www.homb.org/Sword.htm] and also has published a series of [http://homb.org/PUBs07-23-05.pdf tracts] on the mid-1960sspiritual life, contemporary Church issues, Panteleimon [and those who followed him] joined ROCORmoral issues.

===Break with ROCORHierarchs, Metropolises and Parishes===In January 1986Today, four former members HOCNA consists of Holy Transfiguration Monastery came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against and an estimated 22 parishes throughout the monastery's superior, Fr Panteleimon. In response to these allegationsUnited States and Canada, the synod most famous of bishops of the which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, Washington[[ROCORhttp://www.stnectariospress.com/]] set up a commission to investigate HTM; . Administratively, HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - Boston, Seattle, and Toronto. HOCNA currently has four hierarchs. With the commission consisted exception of Archbishop [[Anthony (Sinkevich) of Los Angeles]] and Bishop [[Alypy (Gamanovich) of Chicago and Detroit]]Gregory, all were monks at Holy Transfiguration Monastery for ten years or more.

The commission presented its findings to the next meeting * Gregory, Metropolitan of the SynodBoston, held in Mansonville, Canada. Six accusers presented testimony to President of the Holy Synod. Fr Ephraim* Ignatius, Dean Metropolitan of the New England Deanery, spoke in defense of Fr Panteleimon. Fr Panteleimon was questioned, denied the allegationsSeattle* Andrew, but agreed to be relieved Metropolitan of his duties as superior. On May 16/29, 1986Toronto* Chrysostomos, the Synod suspended Panteleimon and appointed Fr Isaac as temporary administrator. In a subsequent meeting auxiliary Bishop of the Synod, on November 12/25, 1986, the Synod suspended both Panteleimon and Isaac, and ordered a commission to investigate allegations against Isaac. Fr Justin was appointed as administrator.Lanham

In December 19862011, despite after several years of controversy over the decisions autonomous canonical status of HOCNA and the relatively recent controversy regarding the Synodposthumous salvation of non-Orthodox taught by Metropolitan Ephraim of Boston (+2019) and Archimandrite Panteleimon, the Holy Transfiguration Monastery elected Isaac as entire Metropolis of Portland (along with its superior. Thenbishops, on Metropolitan Moses and his suffragan Bishop Sergius) and all the parishes of the Metropolis of Toronto were received by the [[December 12Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America]]. Other clergy, 1986including the dean of clergy of the Metropolis of Boston and rector of Holy Nativity Convent, also joined the monastery notified Metropolitan Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America along with the above clergy and bishops.<ref>Fr. Panagiotes Carras. ''[[Vitaly (Ustinov) of New Yorkhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrthodoxInfo/message/862 An Announcement]] that it was leaving ROCOR because of modernism and ecumenism. '' YAHOO! Groups - OrthodoxInfo. Fri Jun 3, 2011 2:35am.</ref>

Fr Alexey Young in his history In 2012, after continuing disputes involving accusations of heresy against Metropolitan Ephraim and Archimandrite Panteleimon, and further revelations regarding the ROCOR writes that sexual abuse allegations against Archimandrite Panteleimon, a few weeks before the schismmajority of parishes, Bishop Demetrios of Carlisle, Fr Panteleimon had this to say about and 17 monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery leave HOCNA for the ROCORGenuine Greek Orthodox Church of America under Metropolitan Pavlos. ''[http://nftu.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chronology-Of-Name-worshipping-In-HOCNA.pdf]]"

"The Synod Church On March 21, 2013, it was [the ROCORhttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzJKrDVZPwcvMWgxQ0MweHN2dTg/edit?pli=1 announced] is a real standard that what remained of Orthodoxy.... Therefore, discerning where the Truth is found, we remain in unity under our bishops Holy Orthodox Church in North America had entered into communion with the midst True Orthodox Church of many trials...because grace abides in the Synod... We uphold our Greece (Synod primarily and foremostly as a standard of Orthodoxy. All others have betrayed the Truth. This was demonstrated Archbishop Makarios of late by the election of our new Metropolitan (VitalyAthens)as a "Sister Church"..."

===Overtures with the Old Calendar Greeks===On [[August 19]] / September 1, 1986In 2019, after the Synod of Bishops Archbishop Makarios of Athens issued a Confession of Faith condemning the ROCOR formally deposed Panteleimonname-worshiping heresy among others, Isaacit was announced on April 20, and all 2019 that HOCNA was breaking communion with the clergy who followed them into the schism [http://wwwSynod of Archbishop Makarios.hocna.info/ROCOR_Statement_December_1986.shtml]. The Synod stated Following this decision, Metropolitan Makarios of Toronto announced that "...all on the basis of this decision, as well as the clergymen who have withdrawn with Archimandrite Panteleimon who dare to celebrate continued promotion of the divine services, ignoring their suspensionname-worshiping heresy by Metropolitan Gregory of Boston, the Toronto Metropolis was withdrawing from HOCNA and thus violate was petitioning to be received into the canons and pronounce upon themselves a sentence True Orthodox Church of Greece, Synod of Archbishop Makarios of condemnationAthens."

Panteleimon and HTM then joined a synod ===Monastic communities=======United States of the Greek America====*[[Holy Ascension Skete (York, Maine)|Holy Ascension Skete]], York, Maine*[[Old CalendaristsHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Old CalendaristHoly Transfiguration Monastery]] movement headed by Akakios , Brookline, Massachusetts*[[Convent of Diavlia and Gabriel the Meeting of the Cyclades. After ROCOR forwarded documents about Panteleimon to Akakios and GabrielLord (Stanwood, Washington)|Convent of the latter quit Meeting of the synod. Finding itself with only one bishopLord]], HTM started negotiations with another synodStanwood, that of Archbishop Washington*[[Auxentios of AthensHoly Nativity Convent (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Nativity Convent]] , Brookline, Massachusetts* [[Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene (the so-called "Auxentiites"Warrenton, Virginia)|Hermitage of St. Despite warnings from AkakiosMary Magdalene]], as well as Panteleimon's previous opinion of Auxentios (once calling him the "garbage pit of Orthodoxy" because Auxentios was deposed for consecrating a homosexual to the episcopate for an undisclosed sum of money)Warrenton, HTM quit Akakios and joined the Auxentiite synod.Virginia

In 1995, Maximos ====Republic of Georgia====*Hermitage of Kephalonia replaced Auxentios. He then asked ROCOR for the same documentation that was provided to Akakios and Gabriel. Upon receiving Saint Maximus the documentationConfessor, Maximos quit the synod, leaving HTM and the bishops ordained by Auxentios. The latter incorporated a new organization called the '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' or '''HOCNA'''Abastumani.

== HOCNA today ==Greece====Today, HOCNA consists *Convent of Holy Transfiguration Monastery and an estimated 30 parishes throughout the United States and Canada, the most famous of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, Washington[http://www.stnectariospress.com/]. Administratively, HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - BostonAnnunciation, SeatleOinoussae, and Toronto. HOCNA has three hierarchs:Chios

* Ephraim, Metropolitan of Boston* Makarios, Metropolitan of Toronto====Russia====* MosesHoly Dormition Convent, Bishop of RoslindaleChubayevo, MassachusettsChuvashia

===Official HOCNA Sites===* [http://www.hocnahomb.netorg/ HOCNA Metropolis of Boston]* [http://quietlightcandles.net/ Convent of the Meeting of the Lord] Candle Shop Website* [http://thehtml.org Holy Transfiguration Monastery]* [http://www.holynativityconvent.com/ Holy Nativity Convent]* [http://www.hocnasaintannas.org/ HOCNA & The St. Anna's Orthodox: a publication of The Byzantine & Antiquities Studies InstituteChurch] - formerly the official website of HOCNA, now an independant publicationRoslindale, MA.

===Anti-HOCNA publicationswebsites and documents:===* [http://www.hocna.info/ A website created by victims former members of Holy Transfiguration Monastery]* [http://www.pokrov.org/controversial/htmon.html Allegations against HOCNA information on Pokrov website]* [http://pageswww.prodigysaintjonah.netorg/frjohnwhitefordarticles/hocna_facts.htm Fr John Whiteford: 's articles about HOCNA]* [http://nftu.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chronology-Of-Name-worshipping-In-HOCNA.pdf Collection of documents pertaining to the accusations of heresy and the scandals concerning Fr. Pateleimon by former clergy of HOCNA.]* [http://nftu.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FrJohntoMetrEphraim.pdf Open Letter of Fr. John Fleser of St. Anna's Orthodox Church (HOCNA) to Metropolitan Ephraim concerning the name-worshipping heresy and Fr. Panteleimon's admission of guilt regarding sexual abuse allegations.]* [http://www.hocna.info/LetterFrSergiusRecentEventsHTM.shtml Letter of Fr. Sergios, former monk of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, on the heresy and immorality of Fr. Panteleimon.]* [http://onimyaslavie.blogspot.com/ Facts about name-worshipping]* [http://www.pokrov.org/display.asp?ds=Article&id=1941 Article in The National Herald], from the November 29, 2012 edition, on the sexual abuse charges against Fr. Panteleimon.* [http://forthosewhohaveearstohear.blogspot.com/ Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear], "the truth about why so many Orthodox Christians have left HOCNA for the GOC"; compiled by former monks, clergy and faithful of HOCNA

===See also===* [[w:Holy Orthodox Church in North America|HOCNA on Wikipedia]] [[Category:Old Calendarist Jurisdictions]]