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The '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' or '''HOCNA''', also known as the ''Panteleimonites'' or as ''HTM - Boston'', is a jurisdiction whose [[monastery|monasteries]] and [[parish]]es originally formed under the auspices of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. After breaking from the Greek Archdiocese and being received into the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], it broke from the latter in 1986, after allegations of sexual misconduct at [[Image:Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts).jpg|right|thumb|300px|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] in Brookline, Massachusetts, citing ROCOR following the ecumenical movement.]]

TodayThe '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' (or "HOCNA"; also known as "the Panteleimonites") is an [[Old Calendarists|Old Calendarist]] jurisdiction, headquartered at [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, HOCNA consists Massachusetts)]], initially formed by former members of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of five monastic communities and twenty-two parishes, missions and chapels throughout America]] who joined the United States; two monastic communities and seven parishes and missions [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] in Canada; one chapel the 1960's in Byelorussia, one hermitage protest of the excessive ecumenical activities of Patriarch [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople]] and Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America]]. Following the suspension of the abbot and 3 parishes in Georgiafounder of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, seven convents and one parish in GreeceArchimandrite Panteleimon (Metropoulos) (+2016), four parishes and missions by the ROCOR in KenyaDecember, one convent and three parishes in Russia1986, five churches in Ugandafor multiple accusations of sexual immorality, the monastery and one church its supporting communities left the ROCOR and following a brief period under two independent Old Calendarist bishops in Greece, were received by the UkraineOld 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 America]]the Saints and concerning matters of the Faith have been published. During his time in Especially, out of desire to benefit the Greek ArchdioceseChurch, he attracted many {{citation}}^{liturgical books of primary importance have been translated into English and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery: '': approximate number?A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians''} to the monastic life, founding ''The [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration MonasteryPentecostarion]] and with a Holy Trinity Convent. A number {{citation}}^{'': approximate number?, ''} of The Great [[parishHorologion]]es also formed under his influence. He had been '', the complete 12-volume set of The [[tonsureMenaion]]d as a monastic on and ''The [[Mount AthosPsalter]] where he was advised {{citation}}^{According to the Seventy'': person. Some patristic works have also been translated and published, most notably 's name?'The [[Ladder of Divine Ascent]]''}, because ''The Ascetical Homilies of the allegedly increasing Saint [[modernismIsaac the Syrian]] '', and ''The [[ecumenism]] of Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) Synodicon of AmericaOrthodoxy]]''. HOCNA has published ''The Struggle Against Ecumenism'', the [[primate]] most extensive history of the Greek Archdiocese, to break from that jurisdiction and join himself and his followers to the [[Russian "True Orthodox Church Outside Russia" available in English[http://www.homb.org/Sword.htm]and also has published a series of [http://homb.org/PUBs07-23-05.pdf tracts]. And so in 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 the clergy who followed them into the schism [http://www.hocna.info/ROCOR_Statement_December_1986.shtml]. The Synod stated 2019 that "...all the clergymen who have withdrawn HOCNA was breaking communion with Archimandrite Panteleimon who dare to celebrate the divine services, ignoring their suspension, and thus violate the canons and pronounce upon themselves a sentence Synod of condemnationArchbishop Makarios." Panteleimon and HTM then joined a synod Following this decision, Metropolitan Makarios of Toronto announced that on the Greek [[Old Calendarists|Old Calendarist]] movement headed by Akakios of Diavlia and Gabriel basis of the Cyclades. After ROCOR forwarded documents about Panteleimon to Akakios and Gabriel, the latter quit the synod. Finding itself with only one bishop, HTM started negotiations with another synod, that of Archbishop [[Auxentios of Athens]] (the so-called "Auxentiites"). Despite warnings from Akakiosthis decision, as well as Panteleimon's previous opinion of Auxentios (once calling him the "garbage pit continued promotion of Orthodoxy" because Auxentios was deposed for consecrating a homosexual to the episcopate for an undisclosed sum name-worshiping heresy by Metropolitan Gregory of money)Boston, HTM quit Akakios the Toronto Metropolis was withdrawing from HOCNA and joined the Auxentiite synod. In 1995, Maximos of Kephalonia replaced Auxentios. He then asked ROCOR for the same documentation that was provided petitioning to Akakios and Gabriel. Upon receiving be received into the documentation, Maximos quit the synod, leaving HTM and the bishops ordained by Auxentios. The latter incorporated a new organization called the '''Holy True Orthodox Church in North America''' or '''HOCNA'''. == HOCNA today ==Today, HOCNA consists of Holy Transfiguration Monastery and an estimated 30 parishes throughout the United States and CanadaGreece, the most famous Synod of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, Washington[http://www.stnectariospress.com/]. Administratively, HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - Boston, Seatle, and Toronto. HOCNA has four hierarchs: * Ephraim, Metropolitan of Boston* Archbishop Makarios, Metropolitan of Toronto* Moses, Metropolitan of Seattle* Sergios, Suffragan Bishop of Loch Lomond All three were monks at HTM under PanteleimonAthens.

*[[Holy Ascension Skete (York, Maine)|Holy Ascension Skete]], York, Maine.*[[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], Brookline, Massachusetts.*[[St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery, Kelseyville, California|St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery]], Kelseyville, California.*[[Convent of the Meeting of the Lord (Stanwood, Washington)|Convent of the Meeting of the Lord]], Stanwood, Washington.*[[Holy Nativity Convent (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Nativity Convent]], Brookline, Massachusetts.====Canada====*[[Holy Theotokos Convent (Newmarket, Ontario)|Holy Theotokos Convent]], Newmarket, Ontario.*[[Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene (Warrenton, VancouverVirginia)|Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene]], Warrenton, Vancouver.Virginia ====ByelorussiaRepublic of Georgia====

* [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.saintannas.org/ St. Anna's Orthodox Church], Roslindale, MA. ===Anti-HOCNA websites and documents:===* [http://www.hocna.info/ A similar site website created by former members of disputed authenticity Holy Transfiguration Monastery]* [http://www.hocnapokrov.netorg/controversial/ herehtmon.html Allegations against HOCNA on Pokrov website].* [http://www.sspp-tucsonsaintjonah.org/aboutusarticles/hocna_facts.html About Ushtm Fr John Whiteford's articles about HOCNA] provided * [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 Ss Peter and Paul 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, where (HOCNA) to Metropolitan Moses servesEphraim concerning the name-worshipping heresy and Fr. Parish listing on the same pagePanteleimon's admission of guilt regarding sexual abuse allegations.]* [http://www.hocna.netinfo/ HOCNA Metropolis LetterFrSergiusRecentEventsHTM.shtml Letter of Fr. Sergios, former monk of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, on the heresy and immorality of BostonFr. Panteleimon.]* [http://onimyaslavie.blogspot.com/ Facts about name-worshipping]* [http://www.hocnapokrov.org/ HOCNA display.asp?ds=Article& id=1941 Article in The OrthodoxNational Herald], from the November 29, 2012 edition, on the sexual abuse charges against Fr. Panteleimon.* [http: a publication of The Byzantine & Antiquities Studies Institute//forthosewhohaveearstohear.blogspot.com/ Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear] - formerly , "the truth about why so many Orthodox Christians have left HOCNA for the official website GOC"; compiled by former monks, clergy and faithful of HOCNA, now an independent publication.

Anti-HOCNA publications:===See also===* [http[w://www.hocna.info/ A website created by victims of Holy Transfiguration Monastery]* [http://www.pokrov.org/controversial/htmon.html Orthodox Church in North America|HOCNA information on Pokrov websiteWikipedia]* [http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/hocna_facts.htm Fr John Whiteford: articles about HOCNA]