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

• ROCOR and OCA
• Timeline of Orthodoxy in America

People

Saints

• Alexis of Wilkes-Barre
• Herman of Alaska
• Innocent of Alaska
• John Kochurov
• John Maximovitch
• Peter the Aleut
• Raphael of Brooklyn
• Tikhon of Moscow

Bishops

• Aftimios Ofiesh
• Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America

Other major figures

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

American Orthodox jurisdictions

• Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
• American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
• Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
• Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South 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

Groups

• Evangelical Orthodox Church
• Holy Order of MANS (later, Christ the Savior Brotherhood)

Organizations

• Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches of Central Massachusetts (CEOC)
• International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
• Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)
• Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL)
• Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC)
• Orthodox Christians for Life (OCLife)
• Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA)

External links

• Orthodoxy in America, by Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna
• Orthodoxy in the USA, by Fr. Seraphim Rose
• Problems of Orthodoxy in America: The Canonical Problem, by Fr. Alexander Schmemann

• Links
  • General Information: Orthodoxy in America