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[[Image:OCA logo.jpg|right|The Orthodox Church in America]]
The '''Orthodox Church in America''' (OCA) is an [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] church with parishes mainly in the United States and Canada (though it has some parishes in Australia and elsewhere). The OCA was formerly known as the '''Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America''', or more informally, the '''Metropolia'''. Previous to that, it was the North American Diocese of the [[Church of Russia]]. The OCA's autocephaly is not currently recognized by some of the other autocephalous Orthodox churches.
The current [[primate]] of the OCA is His Beatitude [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman (Swaiko)]], Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada.
=== List of primates and ruling bishops===* Bishop [[Joasaph (Bolotov) Since November of Kodiak|Joasaph (Bolotov)]] ''Bishop 2005, when a list of Kodiak Auxiliary accusations were brought forward by Protodeacon Eric Wheeler, the former treasurer of the Irkutsk Diocese'' (1799)* Bishop [[Innocent of Alaska|Innocent (Veniaminov)]] ''OCA, its administration has been the subject of Alaska'' ** ''Bishop allegations of Kamchatkafinancial misconduct. Internal investigations, audits, and other actions have since then been enacted in an attempt to address the Kurile and Aleutian Islands'' (1840-50)** ''Archbishop of Kamchatkaallegations, including the Kurile firing and Aleutian Islands'' (1850-68)* Bishop [[Peter (Ekaterinovsky) of Novoarkhangelsk|Peter (Ekaterinovsky)deposition]] ''Bishop of Novoarkhangelsk (Sitka) Auxiliary of the Kamchatka Diocese'' (1859-66)* Bishop OCA [[Paul (Popov) of Novoarkhangelsk|Paul (Popov)chancellor]] ''Bishop of Novoarkhangelsk (Sitka), Auxiliary of the Kamchatka Diocese'' (1866-70)* Bishop former Protopresbyter [[John (Mitropolsky) of the Aleutians|John (Mitropolsky)Robert S. Kondratick]]. The [http://www.ocanews.org/ OCA News] ''Bishop website, a privately operated site with no connection to the administration, has been publishing reports and editorials on the scandal since January of 2006, including allegations of division within the Aleutians and Alaska'OCA' s holy synod. (1870-77)* Bishop In August 2007, the [[Nestor Diocese of the Midwest (ZakkisOCA) |Diocese of the Aleutians|Nestor (Zakkis)Midwest]] ''Bishop of , which contributes to the OCA more funds than any other OCA diocese, began withholding its assessments to the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1878-82)* Bishop [central administration.[Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians|Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov)http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_070814_1.html]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1887-91)* Bishop [[Nicholas (Adoratsky) In September of 2008, after the Aleutians|Nicholas (Adoratsky)]] ''Bishop release of a scathing report by an official investigative committee, the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1891)* Bishop former primate, Metr. [[Nicholas Theodosius (ZiorovLazor) of WarsawWashington|Nicholas Theodosius (ZiorovLazor)]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1891-98)* Bishop [, was disciplined[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon (Belavin)]http://www.oca.org/news/1631] ''of Moscow''** ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1898-1900)** ''Bishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1900-05)** ''Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1905-07)* Archbishop then current primate, Metr. [[Platon Herman (RozhdestvenskySwaiko) of Washington and New York|Platon Herman (RozhdestvenskySwaiko)]] ''Archbishop of was retired by the Aleutians and North America'' (1907-14)Holy Synod.[http://www.oca.org/news/1632] * Archbishop On [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians|Evdokim (Meschersky)November 12]] ''Archbishop of , 2008, after financial scandals, the Aleutians and North AmericaOCA'' (1914s All-18)* Archbishop American Council and Holy Synod elected [[Alexander (Nemolovsky) of Brussels|Alexander (Nemolovsky)auxiliary bishop]] ''Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1919-22)* Metropolitan [[Platon Jonah (RozhdestvenskyPaffhausen) of Washington and New York|Platon Jonah (RozhdestvenskyPaffhausen)]] ''Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' as its new metropolitan. (1922-34)* Metropolitan He was formally installed on [[Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Theophilus (Pashkovsky)December 28]] ''Archbishop of San Francisco, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'2008 at the primate' (1934-50)* Metropolitan s [[Leonty (Turkevich) of New York|Leonty (Turkevich)cathedral]] ''Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1950-65)* Metropolitan St. [[Ireney St. Nicholas Cathedral (BekishWashington, D.C.) of New York|Ireney (Bekish)Nicholas Cathedral]] ''Archbishop of New Yorkin Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1965-77)D.C.. * Archbishop On [[Sylvester (Haruns) of Montreal|Sylvester (Haruns)November 13]] ''Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, Temporary Administrator of 2012, the Orthodox Church in America'OCA' (1974-77)* Metropolitan s current [[Theodosius (Lazor) of Washington|Theodosius (Lazor)primate]]** ''Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1977-80)** ''Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1981-2002)* Metropolitan the Most Blessed [[Herman Tikhon (SwaikoMollard) of Washington and New York|Herman Tikhon (SwaikoMollard)]]** ''Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of was elected at the 17th [[All America and Canada'' (2002-2005)** ''Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (2005-Present)American Council]].
Since November ===Diocesan structure===*[[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]]*[[Albanian Archdiocese (OCA)|Albanian Archdiocese]]*[[Bulgarian Diocese (OCA)|Bulgarian Diocese]]*[[Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)|Archdiocese of Canada]]*[[Diocese of 2005, when a list Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA)|Diocese of accusations were brought forward by Protodeacon Eric Wheeler, the former treasurer Eastern Pennsylvania]]*[[Diocese of the Mexico (OCA, its administration has been the subject )|Diocese of allegations Mexico]]*[[Diocese of financial misconduct. Internal investigations, audits, and other actions have since then been enacted in an attempt to address the allegations, including Midwest (OCA)|Diocese of the firing Midwest]]*[[Diocese of the New England (OCA chancellor, Protopresbyter )|Diocese of New England]]*[[Robert S. KondratickDiocese of New York and New Jersey (OCA)|Diocese of New York and New Jersey]]. The *[[http://www.ocanews.org/ Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA News)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America] website, a privately operated site with no connection to ]*[[Diocese of the administration, has been publishing reports and editorials on South (OCA)|Diocese of the scandal since January South]]*[[Diocese of 2006Washington (OCA)|Archdiocese of Washington, including allegations D.C.]]*[[Diocese of division within the West (OCA's holy synod.)|Diocese of the West]]*[[Diocese of Western Pennsylvania (OCA)|Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania]]
* [http[Category://www.ocachallenges.org/ OCAchallenges.orgJurisdictions|OCA]], a forum for discussing improvements in the OCA<BR>
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territory=United States and Canada|
possessions= Mexico, South America, Australia|
language=English, [[Church Slavonic]], Spanish|
music=[[Russian Chant]], [[Byzantine Chant]] (in some ethnic dioceses)|
website=[http://www.oca.org/ Orthodox Church in America]
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The '''Orthodox Church in America''' (OCA) is an [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] church with parishes mainly in the United States and Canada (though it had a few parishes in Australia and elsewhere). The OCA was formerly known as the '''Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America''', or more informally, the '''Metropolia'''. Previous to that, it was the North American Diocese of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]. The OCA's autocephaly is not currently recognized by most of the other autocephalous Orthodox churches.
== History ==
''Main Article: [[History of the OCA]]'' <br> ''See Also: [[Orthodoxy in America]]''
The OCA began with the missionary work of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands by eight Orthodox monks who arrived in Alaska in 1794. They were part of the centuries-old missionary heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church that brought the Orthodox Church, by the monks Hourg and Barsanuphii, to the Mongol peoples. And monk St Stephen of Perm (1340-96) who would in turn journey beyond Kazan, across the Ural mountain, into the forests of Siberia to bring Orthodoxy to the pagan Zyrians. And the Russian monks who brought the Church even more eastward, eventually establishing a network of missions across Siberia and along the entire Pacific Rim: in China (1686), Alaska (1794), Japan (1861), and Korea (1898).
While the Church in Alaska was growing, immigrants were arriving in the rest of North America. In the 1860s a parish was established in San Francisco by Serbians, Russians and Greeks. Parishes were also established across the territory of the United States. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the headquarters of the North American Diocese was moved to San Francisco and then to New York. At this time there were great waves of Orthodox immigrants from Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe, and the Middle East. But, regardless of ethnic background, A belief commonly held within OCA circles (and among some in other jurisdictions) is that they were all united in a single [[diocese]], or [[jurisdiction]], which was under the Russian Orthodox Church. (This view is disputed by a number of non-OCA church historians.) Although the Russians certainly were united, as were some parishes from other ethnic groups (especially those of Middle Eastern heritage), there were many others (most notably the overwhelming majority of the Greeks) who did not look to the Russian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Aleutian Islands and North America. Instead, they looked to their mother churches. In an attempt to address this problem, Archbishop Tikhon, later [[Tikhon of Moscow]], had advocated (in a 1905 report to the Holy Synod) for an American Orthodox Church with "greater autonomy," governed by a synod of bishops representing the various nationalities. Tikhon's proposal did not have the opportunity to succeed.
In 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution brought communication between the churches in North America and Russia to an almost complete halt. In the early 1920s, Patriarch [[Tikhon of Moscow]] directed all Russian Orthodox churches outside of Russia to govern themselves autonomously until regular communication could be resumed. (He died in 1925, and was glorified as a [[saint]] by the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] in 1989.) Shortly thereafter, at a Council of all hierarchs and clergy and parish delegates, it was decided that the Church in North America could no longer maintain strict administrative ties with the Church in Russia, especially since Patriarch Tikhon had been arrested. Additionally, the loss of financial support from the fallen empire added to the diocese's problems.
From that point until the restoration of relations with Moscow in the 1960s, the Metropolia entered twice into union with the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (see [[ROCOR and OCA]]), finally breaking with the latter body in 1946. Additionally, in 1927, the bishops of the Metropolia attempted to create an autocephalous body known as the [[American Orthodox Catholic Church]], which failed after only six years.
In the early 1960s, the Metropolia (as it was then known) resumed communication with the Patriarch of Moscow, and in 1970 full communion was restored. At that time, the Patriarch of Moscow officially granted the OCA [[autocephaly]], or self-governing administrative status. The OCA's autocephaly is not currently recognized by all autocephalous Orthodox Churches, including the [[Church of Constantinople]]. Churches that do recognize its autocephaly are mainly those in former Communist lands (most of which had thus come under the influence of the Church of Russia), including the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]], the [[Church of Bulgaria]], the [[Church of Poland]], the [[Church of Georgia]], and the [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]]. According to apologists for OCA autocephaly, it is common for recognition of autocephaly to be granted belatedly; however opponents regard the grant as not being within the purview of Moscow's [[presbeia|prerogatives]] (see [[Byzantine response to OCA autocephaly]]).
== The OCA today ==
[[Image:OCA chancery.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Chancery office of the Orthodox Church in America|The OCA chancery, Oyster Bay Cove (Syosset), New York]]]]In [[File:Holy synod logo.png|thumb]]The OCA today consists of 14 dioceses on the territory of Canada, the United States, there are 12 dioceses and Mexico with 623 parishes, missions, and institutions (456 of which are parishes). The ethnic Of the dioceses extend into Canada, which also has one 3 are non-territorially organized along ethnic archdioceselines. Altogether there are 91 Canadian parishes. The OCA has a Mexican Exarchate with nine parishes and missions, and there are five parishes in South America. In addition, there are two These [[Parishes in Australia (OCA)Ethnic diocese|parishes in Australiaethnic dioceses]] under include communities in both the OCA's canonical protection, one in Queensland United States and one in New South WalesCanada.
There are three ethnically defined dioceses in the OCA: the The Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Boston (14 13 parishes<small>[http://oca.org/DIRlists.parish.diocese.asp?diocese=OCA-AL&x=24&y=12&SID=9&CLASS=P&TYPE=DIOCESE]</small>), the Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Toledo (19 parishes21 communities<small>[http://www.bdoca.org/Parishes.html]</small>) , and the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate in America (92 parishes100 communities<small>[http://www.roea.org/directories.html]</small>). These dioceses' geographic territory overlaps with the other dioceses of the OCA and they have under their care parishes with those ethnic associations, although all are home to multiethnic parishes and the Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese also includes Romanian-language communities. These dioceses are the result of smaller ethnic [[jurisdiction]]s joining the OCA at some point in its history, usually after having broken from other bodiesdue to the politics of the Cold War era.
The OCA also has 27 28 monastic communities<small>[http://oca.org/DIRmonastics.asp?SID=9]</small>, six of which fall under the direct jurisdiction of the Metropolitan (i.e., are [[stavropigial]]). The largest of these monasteries are [[New Skete (Cambridge, New York)]] and [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]].
There are three [[seminary|seminaries]] operated by the OCA: [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] (founded 1937), [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] (founded 1938), and [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary]] (founded 1973). All three educate seminarians from multiple Orthodox jurisdictions, including those outside North America.
The OCA is a member of the [[Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America]] that has superseded the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA).
===Growth and membership figures===
According to Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff, who is on the administrative committee of the OCA's Department of Evangelization and the board of directors of the [[Orthodox Christian Mission Center]], the OCA's American contintental membership (i.e., not including Alaska, Canada, or the ethnic dioceses) "has been declining between 6 and 9% for nearly 20 years. The OCA's Census population in 1994 was 29,775; in 2004 it stood at 27,169."[http://www.oca.org/PDF/Evangelization/2004.Parish-Revitalization-notes.pdf] Despite these sobering figures, however, the OCA's dioceses of the West and South, as well as many parishes in other dioceses, have reported steady growth.
A 2010 United States Census of Religious Bodies, of which Alexei Krindatch, a statistician who has done extensive work on Orthodox churches and congregations, is part, estimated that in the United States there are approximately 85,000 people who consider themselves adherents to the OCA, of which about 40% (approximately 34,000) are actually regular church attendees. [http://www.hartfordinstitute.org/research/2010-USOrthodox-Census.pdf] (See also [[Demographics]])
==Name==
According to Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles]], the name of this jurisdiction is 1970 ''The Orthodox Church in America'', and its acronym should be ''TOCA''.[https://listserv.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iub.exe?A2=ind0504c&L=orthodox&F=&S=&P=4840[Tomos]] There has not yet been any official announcement from the central administration of the church, however, and the former uses (''Orthodox Church in America'' and ''OCA'') remain the most common both within and outside the jurisdiction. According to the 1970 ''Tomos of Autocephaly'' granted by the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Church of Russia]], the name of this church body was originally ''The Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America''.[http://www.oca.org/DOCtomos.asp?SID=12] According to the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, adopted by the Second All-American Council in October 1971, the usage is ''The Orthodox Church in America'' at the beginning of sentences[http://oca.org/DOCstatute.asp?SID=12&ID=1] and ''the Orthodox Church in America'' in the middle of sentences[http://www.oca.org/DOCstatute.asp?SID=12&ID=4], thus seeming to imply that the capitalization of ''the'' in the name is not vital.
==Episcopacy==
===Diocesan bishops===
* Most Blessed [[Herman Tikhon (SwaikoMollard) of Washington and New York|Herman Tikhon (SwaikoMollard)]], Archbishop of [[Diocese of Washington and New York (OCA)|Washington and New York]], Metropolitan of All America and Canada .* Most Reverend [[Kyrill Nathaniel (YonchevPopp) of PittsburghDetroit|Kyrill Nathaniel (YonchevPopp)]], Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania Detroit and the Bulgarian Diocese[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Episcopate]]. * Most Right Reverend [[Dmitri Nikon (RoysterLiolin) of DallasBoston|Dmitri Nikon (RoysterLiolin)]], Archbishop Bishop of Dallas and the Boston, [[Diocese of New England (OCA)|New England]] and the South [[Albanian Archdiocese (OCA)|SouthAlbanian Archdiocese]], Exarch of [http://www.ortodoxiamx.4t.com/ Mexico] * Most Right Reverend [[Nathaniel Benjamin (PoppPeterson) of DetroitSan Francisco|Nathaniel Benjamin (PoppPeterson)]], Archbishop Bishop of Detroit San Francisco and the [[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate Diocese of America the West (OCA)|Romanian EpiscopateDiocese of the West]].* Most Right Reverend [[Job Alejo (OsackyPacheco y Vera) of ChicagoMexico City|Job Alejo (OsackyPacheco-Vera)]], Archbishop Bishop of Chicago Mexico City and the [http://www.midwestdiocese.org/ Midwest[Exarchate of Mexico (OCA)|Exarch of Mexico]]* Right Reverend [[Tikhon Melchisedek (FitzgeraldPleska) of San Francisco and Los AngelesPittsburgh|Tikhon Melchisedek (FitzgeraldPleska)]], Bishop of San Francisco, Los Angeles Pittsburgh and the [http://www.ocadow.org/ West[Diocese of Western Pennsylvania (OCA)|Western Pennsylvania]](scheduled to retire , ''Locum Tenens'' of the Diocese of [[November 14Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA)|Eastern Pennsylvania]], 2006[http://www.oca.org/News.asp?ID=1001&SID=19])* Right Reverend [[Seraphim Michael (StorheimDahulich) of OttawaNew York|Michael (Dahulich)]], Bishop of [[Diocese of New York and New Jersey (OCA)|Seraphim New York, and New Jersey]].* Right Reverend [[Alexander (StorheimGolitzin)]], Bishop of Ottawa Toledo and the [http://www.archdiocese.ca/home[Bulgarian Diocese (OCA)|Bulgarian Diocese]] and the [[Diocese of the South (OCA)|Diocese of the South]].htm Canada]* Right Reverend [[Nikolai David (SoraichMahaffey) of Sitka and Anchorage|Nikolai David (SoraichMahaffey)]], Bishop of Sitka, Anchorage and the [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Diocese of Alaska]].* Right Reverend Reverent [[Nikon Paul (Liolin) of Boston|Nikon (LiolinGassios)]], Bishop of Boston, New England Chicago and the [[Albanian Archdiocese Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)|Albanian ArchdioceseDiocese of the Midwest]].* Right Reverend [[Tikhon Irénée (Rochon)|Irénée (Rochon)]], Bishop of Canada.* Most Reverend [[Mark (MollardMaymon) of Philadelphia|Tikhon Mark (MollardMaymon)]], Bishop Archbishop of Philadelphia and [http://doepa.org/ Eastern Pennsylvania] .
===Auxiliary bishops===
* Right Reverend [[Irineu (Duvlea) of Dearborn Heights|Irineu (Duvlea)]], Bishop of Dearborn Heights and auxiliary Auxiliary to Archbishop [[Nathaniel (Popp) of Detroit]]* Right Reverend [[Benjamin (Peterson) of Berkeley|Benjamin (Peterson)]], Bishop Nathaniel of Berkeley and auxiliary to Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los AngelesDetroit]].* Right Reverend [[Alejo Daniel (Pacheco VeraBrum) of Mexico CitySanta Rosa|Alejo Daniel (Pacheco VeraBrum)]], Bishop of Mexico City and auxiliary to Metropolitan [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York]]Santa Rosa
===Retired bishops===
* Most Blessed [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman (Swaiko)]], Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada
* Most Blessed [[Theodosius (Lazor) of Washington|Theodosius (Lazor)]], Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada
* Most Blessed [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington|Jonah (Paffhausen)]], former Archbishop of [[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Washington]], Metropolitan of All America and Canada
* Most Reverend [[Lazar (Puhalo) of Ottawa|Lazar (Puhalo)]], Archbishop of Ottawa
* Most Reverend [[Seraphim (Storheim) of Ottawa|Seraphim (Storheim)]], Archbishop of Ottawa and [[Archdiocese of Canada (OCA)|Canada]]
* Right Reverend [[Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai|Seraphim (Sigrist)]], Bishop of Sendai and Eastern Japan
* Right Reverend [[Mark (Forsberg) of Boston|Mark (Forsberg)]], Bishop of Boston
* Right Reverend [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon (Fitzgerald)]], Bishop of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]]
* Right Reverend [[Varlaam (Novakshonoff) of Vancouver|Varlaam (Novakshonoff)]], Bishop of Vancouver
* Right Reverend [[Nikolai (Soraich) of Sitka|Nikolai (Soraich)]], Bishop of Sitka and [[Diocese of Alaska (OCA)|Alaska]]
* Right Reverend [[Matthias (Moriak) of Chicago|Matthias (Moriak)]], Bishop of Chicago and the [[Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)|Midwest]]
===Reposed bishops===
* Most Reverend [[Kyrill (Yonchev) of Pittsburgh|Kyrill (Yonchev)]], Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania and the [[Bulgarian Diocese (OCA)|Bulgarian Diocese]]
* Most Reverend [[Peter (L'Huillier) of New York|Peter (L'Huillier)]], Archbishop of New York and New Jersey
* Most Reverend [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]], Archbishop of Dallas and the [[Diocese of the South (OCA)|South]]
* Most Reverend [[Job (Osacky) of Chicago|Job (Osacky)]], Archbishop of Chicago and the [[Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)|Midwest]]
* Most Reverend [[Gregory (Afonsky) of Sitka|Gregory (Afonsky)]], Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska
* Right Most Reverend [[Mark Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco|Basil (Rodzianko), Bishop of San Francisco]](see also: [[Bishops of the Russian Metropolia in North America]]) == List of primates and ruling bishops==[[Image:Raphel Platon Alexander.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bishops [[Raphael of Brooklyn|St. Raphel]], [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon]], and [[Alexander (Nemolovsky) of Brussels|Alexander]]]]* Bishop [[Joasaph (Bolotov) of Kodiak|Joasaph (Bolotov)]] ''Bishop of Kodiak Auxiliary of the Irkutsk Diocese'' (1799)* Bishop [[Innocent of Alaska|Innocent (Veniaminov)]] ''of Alaska'' ** ''Bishop of Kamchatka, the Kurile and Aleutian Islands'' (1840-50)** ''Archbishop of Kamchatka, the Kurile and Aleutian Islands'' (1850-68)* Bishop [[Peter (Ekaterinovsky) of Novoarkhangelsk|Peter (Ekaterinovsky)]] ''Bishop of Novoarkhangelsk (Sitka) Auxiliary of the Kamchatka Diocese'' (1859-66)* Bishop [[Paul (ForsbergPopov) of BostonNovoarkhangelsk|Mark Paul (ForsbergPopov)]]''Bishop of Novoarkhangelsk (Sitka), Auxiliary of the Kamchatka Diocese'' (1866-70)* Bishop [[John (Mitropolsky) of the Aleutians|John (Mitropolsky)]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1870-77)* Bishop [[Nestor (Zakkis) of the Aleutians|Nestor (Zakkis)]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1878-82)* Bishop [[Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians|Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov)]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1887-91)* Bishop [[Nicholas (Adoratsky) of Orenburg and Ural|Nicholas (Adoratsky)]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1891)* Bishop [[Nicholas (Ziorov) of Warsaw|Nicholas (Ziorov)]] ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1891-98)* Bishop [[Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon (Belavin)]] ''of Moscow''** ''Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska'' (1898-1900)** ''Bishop of Bostonthe Aleutians and North America'' (1900-05)** ''Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1905-07)* Archbishop [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon (Rozhdestvensky)]] ''Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1907-14)* Archbishop [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians|Evdokim (Meschersky)]] ''Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1914-18)* Archbishop [[Alexander (Nemolovsky) of Brussels|Alexander (Nemolovsky)]] ''Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America'' (1919-22)* Metropolitan [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York|Platon (Rozhdestvensky)]] ''Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1922-34)* Metropolitan [[Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Theophilus (Pashkovsky)]] ''Archbishop of San Francisco, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1934-50)* Metropolitan [[Leonty (Turkevich) of New York|Leonty (Turkevich)]] ''Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1950-65)* Metropolitan [[Ireney (Bekish) of New York|Ireney (Bekish)]] ''Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1965-77) assisted by Archbishop [[Sylvester (Haruns) of Montreal|Sylvester (Haruns)]] ''Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, Temporary Administrator of the Orthodox Church in America'' (1974-77)* Metropolitan [[Theodosius (Lazor) of Washington|Theodosius (Lazor)]]** ''Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1977-80)** ''Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (1981-2002)* Metropolitan [[Herman (Swaiko) of Washington and New York|Herman (Swaiko)]]** ''Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (2002-2005)* Most Reverend * ''Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (2005-2008)* Metropolitan [[Lazar Jonah (PuhaloPaffhausen) of OttawaWashington and New York|Lazar Jonah (PuhaloPaffhausen)]]** ''Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (2008-2009)** ''Archbishop of OttawaWashington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (2009-2012)* Right Reverend Metropolitan [[Varlaam Tikhon (NovakshonoffMollard) of VancouverWashington|Varlaam Tikhon (NovakshonoffMollard)]], Bishop ''Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada'' (2012-present)==Reference==* ''Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of Vancouverthe Orthodox Church in America'', C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosett, New York
==See also==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.oca.org/ Orthodox Church in America] (Official Website of the OCA])
** [http://www.oca.org/Docs.asp?ID=157&SID=12 The Road to Autocephaly 1963-1970] Talk given by Dr. Constantine H. Kallaur
** [http://www.oca.org/DOCtomos.asp?SID=12 The Tomos of Autocephaly] Signed in the city of Moscow, [[April 10]], 1970, by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the members its Holy Synod.
** [http://www.oca.org/DOCindex-statute.asp?SID=12 The Statute of the Orthodox Church in America]
** [http://oca.org/HSprimatialelections.asp?SID=7 Primatial Elections in the OCA]* [http://dioceseofalaska.org/ Diocese of Alaska] (Official Website)* [http://www.bdoca.org/ Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Toledo] (Official Website)* [http://www.archdiocese.ca/ Archdiocese of Canada] (Official Website)* [http://doepa.org/ Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania] (Official Website)* [http://ocamexico.org/ Diocese of Mexico] (Official Website)* [http://domoca.org/ Diocese of the Midwest] (Official Website)* [http://www.dneoca.org/ Diocese of New England] (Official Website)* [http://www.nynjoca.org/ Diocese of New York and New Jersey] (Official Website)* [http://www.ocadwpa.org/ Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania] (Official Website)* [http://www.roea.org/ Romanian Orthodox Episcopate in America] (Official Website)* [http://www.dosoca.org/ Diocese of the South] (Official Website)* [http://wdcoca.org/ Archdiocese of Washington] (Official Website)* [http://www.dowoca.org/ Diocese of the West] (Official Website)* [http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypgdefault.aspx?eccpageIDID=27&IndexViewpagetypeID=toc Eastern Christian Churches: OCA] 9&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1 Article by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholaron the OCA] on the CNEWA web site
* [http://www.ocanews.org/ OCANews.org: Orthodox Christians for Accountability], a website critical of the OCA's administration
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