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The ''The first part '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, Massachusetts)]], initially formed by former members of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] who joined the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] in the 1960's in protest of the article is under mediation excessive ecumenical activities of Patriarch [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople]] and is being revised by Archbishop [[User:FrJohnIakovos (Coucouzis) of America]]. Please check back Following the suspension of the [now reposed] abbot and founder of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Archimandrite Panteleimon (Metropoulos), by the ROCOR in December, 1986, for multiple accusations of sexual immorality, the monastery and its supporting communities left the ROCOR and following a little whilebrief period under two independent Old Calendarist bishops in Greece, were received by the Old Calendarist Synod of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens. HOCNA is not in communion with any mainstream Orthodox church.''

The ''Holy Orthodox Church in North America'' is an Eparchial Synod with parishes and monastic communities in Canada and the United States, as well as Europe and AfricaCentral America. Today HOCNA consists of nine five monastic communities with a total of almost 100 monastics and 62 13 parishes with an estimated 6000 faithful. 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 founding of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, the brotherhood has dedicated themselves to producing translations of texts necessary for Orthodox Church life. Many books of the lives of the Saints and concerning matters of the Faith have been published. Especially, out of desire to benefit the Church, liturgical books of primary importance have been translated into English and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery: ''A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians'', ''The [[Pentecostarion]]'', ''The Great [[Horologion]]'', the complete 12-volume set of The [[Menaion]] and ''The [[Psalter]] According to the Seventy''. Some patristic works have also been translated and published, most notably ''The [[Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'', ''The Ascetical Homilies of Saint [[Isaac the Syrian]]'', and ''The [[Synodicon of Orthodoxy]]''. HOCNA has published ''The Struggle Against Ecumenism'', the 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.

Today, HOCNA consists of Holy Transfiguration Monastery and an estimated 30 13 parishes throughout the United States and Canada, the most famous of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, Washington[http://www.stnectariospress.com/]. Administratively, HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - Boston, SeatleSeattle, and Toronto. HOCNA currently has five four hierarchs. All except one (Sergios) With the exception of Gregory, all were monks at Holy Transfiguration Monastery for ten years or more.

* EphraimGregory, Metropolitan of Boston, President of the Holy Synod

* MosesIgnatius, Metropolitan of Seattle* SergiosAndrew, auxiliary Bishop of Markham* Chrysostomos, Suffragan auxiliary Bishop of Loch Lomond Lanham* Ephraim, retired Metropolitan of Boston In 2011, after several years of controversy over the autonomous canonical status of HOCNA and the relatively recent controversy regarding the posthumous salvation of non-Orthodox taught by Metropolitan Ephraim and Archimandrite Panteleimon, the entire Metropolis of Portland (along with its bishops, Metropolitan Moses and his suffragan Bishop Sergius) and abbot all the parishes of Stthe Metropolis of Toronto were received by the [[Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America]]. Gregory Other clergy, including the dean of clergy of the Metropolis of Boston and rector of Holy Nativity Convent, also joined the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of Sinai Monastery)America along with the above clergy and bishops.<ref>Fr. Panagiotes Carras. ''[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrthodoxInfo/message/862 An Announcement].'' YAHOO! Groups - OrthodoxInfo. Fri Jun 3, 2011 2:35am.</ref> * DemetriusIn 2012, after continuing disputes involving accusations of heresy against Metropolitan Ephraim and Archimandrite Panteleimon, and further revelations regarding the sexual abuse allegations against Archimandrite Panteleimon, a majority of parishes, Suffragan Bishop Demetrios of Carlisle, and 17 monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery leave HOCNA for the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America under Metropolitan Pavlos. ''[http://nftu.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chronology-Of-Name-worshipping-In-HOCNA.pdf]]" On 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".

* [http://www.homb.org/ HOCNA Metropolis of Boston] (Also [http://www.hocna.net/ here])* [http://wwwquietlightcandles.sspp-tucson.orgnet/aboutus.html About Us] provided by Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, where Metropolitan Moses serves. Parish listing on Convent of the same page.* [http://www.hocna.org/ HOCNA & The Orthodox: a publication Meeting of The Byzantine & Antiquities Studies Institute] - formerly the official website of HOCNA, now an independent publication.* [http://gsinai.com St. Gregory of Sinai MonasteryLord]Candle Shop Website

===Anti-HOCNA publicationswebsites and documents:===

* [http://pageswww.prodigysaintjonah.netorg/frjohnwhitefordarticles/hocna_facts.htm Fr John Whiteford's articles about HOCNA]* [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 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 (HOCNA) to Metropolitan Ephraim concerning the name-worshipping heresy and Fr. Panteleimon's Defense===admission of guilt regarding sexual abuse allegations.]* [http://www.hocna.info/LetterFrSergiusRecentEventsHTM.shtml Letter of Fr. Sergios, former monk of Holy Transfiguration Monastery has made available to following documents in order to refute some , on the heresy and immorality of the accusations made against themFr. Panteleimon.]* [http://onimyaslavie.blogspot.com/ Facts about name-worshipping]* [http://www.hombpokrov.org/archives/Clarifying%20the%20Record~for%20Pokrov2display.pdf Answer to Pokrovasp?ds=Article&id=1941 Article in The National Herald], from the November 29, 2012 edition, on the sexual abuse charges against Fr. Panteleimon.* [http://wwwforthosewhohaveearstohear.hombblogspot.orgcom/archives/Clarifying%20the%20Record~final%20version.pdf Clarifying Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear], "the truth about why so many Orthodox Christians have left HOCNA for the Record]GOC"; compiled by former monks, clergy and faithful of HOCNA