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The '''Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America''' (in full, the "Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America") is the sole jurisdiction of the [[Church of Antioch]] in the USA and Canada with exclusive jurisdiction over the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in those countries, though these faithful were originally cared for by the [[Church of Russia]] in America (indeed, the first bishop consecrated in North America, [[Raphael of Brooklyn|St. Raphael Hawaweeny]], was consecrated by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] in America to care for the Orthodox Arab faithful in the USA and Canada).
After the [[Bolshevik Revolution]] threw the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] and its faithful abroad into chaos the Orthodox Arab faithful in North America, simultaneously shaken by the death of their beloved bishop St. Raphael, chose to come under the direct care of the [[Patriarchate]] of Antioch. Due to internal conflicts, however, the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in North America were divided between two [[archdiocese]]s, those of New York and Toledo.