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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

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[[Image:Antiochian local synod.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'''The Local Synod of the Antiochian Archdiocese'''<br>L to R: Bp. [[Mark (Maymon) of Toledo|Mark]], Bp. [[Basil (Essey) of Wichita|Basil]], Bp. [[Antoun (Khouri) of Miami|Antoun]], Metr. [[Philip (Saliba) of New York|Philip]], Bp. [[Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) of Los Angeles|Joseph]], Bp. [[Thomas (Joseph) of Charleston and Oakland|Thomas]], Bp. [[Alexander (Mufarrij) of Ottawa|Alexander]]]]
The '''Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America''' is the sole jurisdiction of the [[Church of Antioch]] in the United States and Canada with exclusive jurisdiction over the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in those countries. Its current primate It is the Most Reverend currently led by patriarchal vicar [[Philip Antonios (SalibaAl-Souri) of New YorkZahle, Baalbek, and Dependencies|Philip Antonios (SalibaAl-Souri)]], Archbishop following the retirement of [[Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) of New York and Metropolitan of all North America|Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui)]].
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type=Self-ruled Archdiocese|
founded=1924|
bishop=[[Philip Antonios (SalibaAl-Souri) of New YorkZahle, Baalbek, and Dependencies|Metr. PhilipAntonios (Al-Souri)]]<small>''as patriarchal vicar''</small>|
see=New York|
hq=Englewood, New Jersey|
== The Archdiocese today ==
Its current primate The archdiocese is Metropolitan currently led by patriarchal vicar [[Philip Antonios (SalibaAl-Souri) of New YorkZahle, Baalbek, and Dependencies|Philip Antonios (SalibaAl-Souri)]], who has six five [[auxiliary bishop|auxiliary]] [[bishop]]s assisting him in caring for the nine [[diocese]]s of the growing Archdiocese, which is the third largest Orthodox Christian [[jurisdiction]] in North America, having 236 communities (38 of which are missions). Estimates of the number of faithful range from 51,320 to 84,000[http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/quick_question17.html] to 380,000[http://www.electronicchurch.org/2002/NCC_members.htm] depending on the report and the counting method being used. The number of new Antiochian parishes in the decade between 1990 and 2000 rose by approximately 33%, and the primary membership growth in the Archdiocese has been from American converts.[http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/tab2.pdf] From 2003 to 2005, an increase of 1,229 communicants was reported at the conventions, an increase of 2.5%.
The Archdiocese also includes the [[Western Rite Vicariate]], a group of about 16 [[parish]]es and 7 missions which worship according to the [[Western Rite]].
== The Episcopacy ==
===Current bishops===
*Most Reverend [[Joseph Antonios (Al-ZehlaouiSouri) of Los Angeles|Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui)]]Zahle, Bishop of Los AngelesBaalbek, ''Locum Tenens'' of the Diocese of Eagle River and the Northwest *Right Reverend [[Antoun (Khouri) of MiamiDependencies|Antoun Antonios (Khouri)]], Bishop of Miami *Right Reverend [[Basil (Essey) of Wichita|Basil (EsseyAl-Souri)]], Bishop of Wichita and Mid-AmericaPatriarchal Vicar
*Right Reverend [[Thomas (Joseph) of Charleston and Oakland|Thomas (Joseph)]], Bishop of Charleston/Oakland
*Right Reverend [[Alexander (Mufarrij) of Ottawa|Alexander (Mufarrij)]], Bishop of Ottawa
*Archdiocese of North America (1975-present)
**Metropolitan [[Philip (Saliba) of New York|Philip (Saliba)]], 1975-2014
**Metropolitan [[Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) of Los Angeles|Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui)]], 2014-2022
===Former bishops===
[[Category:Antiochian Dioceses|North America]]
[[fr:Archidiocèse Archevêché orthodoxe antiochien d'Amérique du Nord]]
[[ro:Arhiepiscopia Creștină Ortodoxă Antiohiană a Americii de Nord]]
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