Orthodox Church in America

E19633

Christian denomination Eastern Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church based primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, known for using English in its liturgy and tracing its roots to Russian missionary activity in Alaska.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Eastern Orthodox Church → autocephalous church →
communionWith	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople → other Eastern Orthodox Churches →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → Mexico → United States →
dateFounded	1970 →
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church →
followsCreed	Nicene Creed →
governedBy	Holy Synod of Bishops →
grantedAutocephalyBy	Russian Orthodox Church →
hasAbbreviation	OCA →
hasAutocephalyStatus	autocephalous →
hasClergyType	bishops → deacons → priests →
hasClericalCelibacyDiscipline	bishops are chosen from monastic or celibate clergy → married men may be ordained to the priesthood →
hasHistoricalPredecessor	Metropolia → Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America →
hasLeaderTitle	Metropolitan of All America and Canada →
hasMajorPresenceIn	Canada → Mexico → United States →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.oca.org →
hasOriginPlace	Alaska →
hasPolity	episcopal polity →
hasPrimaryLiturgy	Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom →
hasSecondaryLiturgy	Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great →
hasTerritorialJurisdiction	Canada → Mexico → United States →
headquartersLocation	Oyster Bay Cove, New York → Syosset, New York →
liturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic → English →
originatesFrom	Russian Orthodox missionary activity in Alaska →
primaryLanguageRegion	English-speaking North America →
recognitionStatus	autocephaly not universally recognized →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
theology	Eastern Orthodox theology →
tradition	Byzantine liturgical tradition →
usesCalendar	Julian calendar → Revised Julian calendar →
usesLiturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St. Michael’s Cathedral ("Russian Orthodox Diocese of Alaska") →	associatedWith
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	hasMajorChurch
St. Michael’s Cathedral ("Orthodox Church in America (Alaska Diocese)") →	ownership
Polish Orthodox Church →	recognisedBy
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia →	veneratedIn