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{{orthodoxyinamerica}}Rev. '''Agapius Honcharenko''' (August 31, 1832–May 5, 1916, aka Andrii Humnytsky) served the first Orthodox Divine Liturgies in New York City and New Orleans, both in 1865. He later moved to Alameda County, California, and was an outspoken critic of both the Russian government and the Orthodox Church.

Born in what is now Ukraine, Honcharenko served as a [[deacon]] in the Russian embassy in Athens, Greece. He wrote anonymous articles for the socialist journal ''Kolokol'' (''The Bell''), and claimed to have been persecuted by Tsarist agents in Greece and Turkey. At some point, he appears to have been [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]] in Greece. In January 1865, he arrived in New York City, and in March of the same year, he celebrated the first known Orthodox [[Divine Liturgy]] in the city. He then traveled to New Orleans, which had a sizable Orthodox community. He is often referred to as the first pastor of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (now Cathedral) in New Orleans, but he only visited for a short time and was never the community's resident priest.

*[http://orthodoxhistory.org/?tag=agapius-honcharenko Articles on Honcharenko] at OrthodoxHistory.org

*[http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21388 Alameda County, California Historical Landmarks], California Office of Historical Preservation