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The '''Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas''' (SCOBA) is an organization founded in 1960 and designed to help cooperation among the several Orthodox Christian [[jurisdiction]]s to be found in the Americas. It acts as a clearinghouse for educational, charitable, and missionary work in the Americas. Its member hierarchs meet semi-annually for discussion and decisions on inter-Orthodox and ecumenical matters, to review the work of its commissions and dialogues, and to plan future events.

The members of SCOBA are represented by [[archbishop]]s, [[metropolitan]]s, and [[bishop]]s of the [[Orthodox Church]]es in North and South America that are in communion with the four ancient Orthodox [[Patriarchate]]s of [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], and [[Church of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]], and those that are in communion with them. A number of the member jurisdictions are canonically subject to the [[Church of Constantinople]]. Not all jurisdictions on American soil which are in communion with these patriarchates are also members of SCOBA (e.g., the churches in the US belonging to the [[Church of Jerusalem]] or the [[Church of Russia]]).

*[[Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America]]

*[[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]

*Archbishop [[Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America|Demetrios (Trakatellis)]], Chair

*Metropolitan [[Philip (Saliba) of New York|Philip (Saliba)]], Vice-Chair

== Staff ==

*Bishop Dimitrios, General Secretary

== Agencies ==

*[[Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting]] (EOCS)

*[[International Orthodox Christian Charities]] (IOCC)

*[[Orthodox Christian Mission Center]] (OCMC)

*[[Orthodox Christian Network]] (OCN)

== External links ==

[[Category:Jurisdictions]]

[[Category:Organizations]]