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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 an [[monasteryOld Calendarists|monasteriesOld Calendarist]] and jurisdiction, headquartered at [[parishHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)]]es originally , initially formed under the auspices by former members of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. After breaking from the Greek Archdiocese and being received into who joined the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], it broke from in the latter 1960's in 1986, after allegations protest of the excessive ecumenical activities of Patriarch [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of sexual misconduct at Constantinople]] and Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America]]. Following the suspension of the [now reposed] abbot and founder of Holy Transfiguration Monastery , Archimandrite Panteleimon (BrooklineMetropoulos), Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] by the ROCOR in BrooklineDecember, 1986, Massachusettsfor multiple accusations of sexual immorality, citing the monastery and its supporting communities left the ROCOR and following a brief period under two independent Old Calendarist bishops in Greece, were received by the ecumenical movementOld Calendarist Synod of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens. HOCNA is not in communion with any mainstream Orthodox church.

==HOCNA today==The ''Holy Orthodox Church in North America'' is an Eparchial Synod with parishes and monastic communities in the United States, as well as Europe and Central America. Today, HOCNA consists of five monastic communities and twenty-two 13 parishes, missions and chapels throughout the United States; two . Their monastic communities are well known world wide for their incense, hand painted icons and seven parishes mounted icon photographs, pure beeswax candles, vestments and missions in Canada; one chapel in Byelorussiaclerical clothing. Also, since the founding of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, one hermitage the brotherhood has dedicated themselves to producing translations of texts necessary for Orthodox Church life. Many books of the lives of the Saints and 3 parishes in Georgiaconcerning matters of the Faith have been published. Especially, out of desire to benefit the Church, seven convents liturgical books of primary importance have been translated into English and one parish in Greecepublished by Holy Transfiguration Monastery: ''A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians'', ''The [[Pentecostarion]]'', ''The Great [[Horologion]]'', four parishes the complete 12-volume set of The [[Menaion]] and ''The [[Psalter]] According to the Seventy''. Some patristic works have also been translated and missions in Kenyapublished, one convent and three parishes in Russiamost notably ''The [[Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'', five churches in Uganda''The Ascetical Homilies of Saint [[Isaac the Syrian]]'', and one church in the Ukraine''The [[Synodicon of Orthodoxy]]''. HOCNA regards itself as being has published ''The Struggle Against Ecumenism'', the last true remnant most extensive history of the "True Orthodox Church" available in English[http://www.homb.org/Sword.htm] and also has published a series of [http://homb.org/PUBs07-23-05.pdf tracts] on the spiritual life, contemporary Church issues, and moral issues.

==History=====Within the Greek ArchdioceseHierarchs, Metropolises and Parishes===[[Archimandrite]] [[Panteleimon (Metropoulos)]]Today, HOCNA consists of Holy Transfiguration Monastery and an estimated 13 parishes throughout the leader of HOCNAUnited States, had grown up in the [[Greek most famous of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. During his time Cathedral in the Greek ArchdioceseSeattle, he attracted many {{citation}}^{''Washington[http: approximate number?''} to the monastic life, founding [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] and with a Holy Trinity Convent/www.stnectariospress. A number {{citation}}<sup>'': approximate number?''<com/sup> of [[parish]]es also formed under his influence. He had been [[tonsure]]d as a monastic on [[Mount Athos]] where he was advised {{citation}}^{'': person's name?''}Administratively, because of the allegedly increasing [[modernism]] and [[ecumenism]] of Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America]]HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - Boston, the [[primate]] of the Greek ArchdioceseSeattle, to break from that jurisdiction and join himself and his followers to the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]Toronto. HOCNA currently has four hierarchs. And so in With the mid-1960sexception of Gregory, Panteleimon and those who followed him joined ROCORall were monks at Holy Transfiguration Monastery for ten years or more.

===Break with ROCOR===In January 1986* Gregory, four former members Metropolitan of Holy Transfiguration Monastery came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the monastery's superiorBoston, Fr Panteleimon. In response to these allegations, the synod of bishops President of the [[ROCOR]] set up a commission to investigate HTM; the commission consisted of Archbishop [[Anthony (Sinkevich) of Los Angeles]] and Bishop [[Alypy (Gamanovich) of Chicago and Detroit]].  The commission presented its findings to the next meeting of the Synod, held in Mansonville, Canada. Six accusers presented testimony to the Synod. Fr Ephraim, Dean of the New England Deanery, spoke in defense of Fr Panteleimon. Fr Panteleimon was questioned, denied the allegations, but agreed to be relieved of his duties as superior. On May 16/29, 1986, the Holy Synod suspended Panteleimon and appointed Fr Isaac as temporary administrator. In a subsequent meeting 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. In December 1986, despite the decisions of the Synod* Makarios, the Holy Transfiguration Monastery elected Isaac as its superior. Then, on [[December 12]], 1986, the monastery notified Metropolitan [[Vitaly (Ustinov) of New York]] that it was leaving ROCOR because of modernism and ecumenism. Toronto Fr Alexey Young in his history of the ROCOR writes that a few weeks before the schism* Ignatius, Fr Panteleimon had this to say about the ROCOR: "The Synod Church [the ROCOR] is a real standard Metropolitan of Orthodoxy.... Therefore, discerning where the Truth is found, we remain in unity under our bishops in the midst of many trials...because grace abides in the Synod... We uphold our Synod primarily and foremostly as a standard of Orthodoxy. All others have betrayed the Truth. This was demonstrated of late by the election of our new Metropolitan (Vitaly)..." ===Overtures with the Old Calendar Greeks===SeattleOn [[August 19]] / September 1* Andrew, 1986, the Synod auxiliary Bishop of Bishops of the ROCOR formally deposed Panteleimon, Isaac, and all the clergy who followed them into the schism [http://www.hocna.info/ROCOR_Statement_December_1986.shtml]. The Synod stated that "...all the clergymen who have withdrawn with Archimandrite Panteleimon who dare to celebrate the divine services, ignoring their suspension, and thus violate the canons and pronounce upon themselves a sentence of condemnation."Markham Panteleimon and HTM then joined a synod of the Greek [[Old Calendarists|Old Calendarist]] movement headed by Akakios of Diavlia and Gabriel of the Cyclades. After ROCOR forwarded documents about Panteleimon to Akakios and Gabriel* Chrysostomos, 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 Akakios, as well as Panteleimon's previous opinion auxiliary Bishop of Auxentios (once calling him the "garbage pit of Orthodoxy" because Auxentios was deposed for consecrating a homosexual to the episcopate for an undisclosed sum of money), HTM quit Akakios and joined the Auxentiite synod.Lanham In 1995* Ephraim, Maximos retired Metropolitan of Kephalonia replaced Auxentios. He then asked ROCOR for the same documentation that was provided to Akakios and Gabriel. Upon receiving the documentation, Maximos quit the synod, leaving HTM and the bishops ordained by Auxentios. The latter incorporated a new organization called the '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' or '''HOCNA'''.Boston

== In 2011, after several years of controversy over the autonomous canonical status of HOCNA today ==Todayand the relatively recent controversy regarding the posthumous salvation of non-Orthodox taught by Metropolitan Ephraim and Archimandrite Panteleimon, HOCNA consists the entire Metropolis of Holy Transfiguration Monastery Portland (along with its bishops, Metropolitan Moses and his suffragan Bishop Sergius) and an estimated 30 all the parishes throughout of the Metropolis of Toronto were received by the United States [[Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America]]. Other clergy, including the dean of clergy of the Metropolis of Boston and Canadarector of Holy Nativity Convent, also joined the most famous Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, WashingtonAmerica along with the above clergy and bishops.<ref>Fr. Panagiotes Carras. ''[http://wwwgroups.stnectariospressyahoo.com/group/OrthodoxInfo/message/862 An Announcement]. Administratively, HOCNA is divided into '' YAHOO! Groups - OrthodoxInfo. Fri Jun 3 metropolises - Boston, Seatle, and Toronto2011 2:35am. HOCNA has four hierarchs:</ref>

* In 2012, after continuing disputes involving accusations of heresy against Metropolitan Ephraimand Archimandrite Panteleimon, and further revelations regarding the sexual abuse allegations against Archimandrite Panteleimon, Metropolitan a majority of Boston* Makariosparishes, Metropolitan Bishop Demetrios of Toronto* MosesCarlisle, Metropolitan and 17 monks of Seattle* Sergios, Suffragen Bishop Holy Transfiguration Monastery leave HOCNA for the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of Loch LomondAmerica under Metropolitan Pavlos. ''[http://nftu.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chronology-Of-Name-worshipping-In-HOCNA.pdf]]"

All three were monks at HTM under PanteleimonOn March 21, 2013, it was [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzJKrDVZPwcvMWgxQ0MweHN2dTg/edit?pli=1 announced] that what remained of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America had entered into communion with the True Orthodox Church of Greece (Synod of Archbishop Makarios of Athens) as a "Sister Church".

*[[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====

===Official HOCNA Sites===* [http://www.hocnahomb.netorg/ HOCNA Metropolis of Boston]* [http://quietlightcandles.net/ Convent of the Meeting of the Lord] Candle Shop Website* [http://thehtml.org Holy Transfiguration Monastery]* [http://www.ssppholynativityconvent.com/ Holy Nativity Convent]* [http://www.saintannas.org/ St. Anna's Orthodox Church], Roslindale, MA. ===Anti-tucsonHOCNA websites and documents:===* [http://www.hocna.info/ A website created by former members of Holy Transfiguration Monastery]* [http://www.pokrov.org/aboutuscontroversial/htmon.html About UsAllegations against HOCNA on Pokrov website]* [http://www.saintjonah.org/articles/hocna_facts.htm 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 Panteleimon's admission of guilt regarding sexual abuse allegations.]* [http://www.hocna.info/LetterFrSergiusRecentEventsHTM.shtml Letter of Fr. Sergios, former monk of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, on the same pageheresy and immorality of Fr.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 independant 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]

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