What jurisdiction are you a part of?

[Ioan cel Nou]

The Romanians, Bulgarians and Macedonians in this country are part of the OCA, arent they? Archbishop Kyrill is OCA bishop of Pittsburgh (GO STEELERS!) and Bulgarian Bishop of Toledo (GO ROCKETS!).

I don't know about the others, but this is not completely true of the Romanians. There is a Romanian (archdiocese I think) in the OCA but there is also a Church of Romania presence in North America. I've no idea how the situation came to be like this but as far as I can see both groups are completely happy with one another and there are no issues.

I am, of course, in the Orthodox Church of Romania, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Western and Southern Europe.

James

 

[Michael G]

I don't know about the others, but this is not completely true of the Romanians. There is a Romanian (archdiocese I think) in the OCA but there is also a Church of Romania presence in North America. I've no idea how the situation came to be like this but as far as I can see both groups are completely happy with one another and there are no issues.

I am, of course, in the Orthodox Church of Romania, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Western and Southern Europe.

James

It is good that both groups are at peace with each other, but on the other hand it is bad that there are 2 different Romanian groups in the United States. The dividedness of Orthodoxy in this country is not a good thing at all.

 

[CarpathoRusyn]

oca

 

[Xpycoctomos]

wow... this is an old thread... back in my James H days! lol

 

[JuvenalyMartinka]

Wow, yeah this is an old thread...

At the moment I am in the process of being received into the Church through the Serbian Patriarchate... no more ROAC for me.

 

[Orthosdoxa]

no more ROAC for me.

 

[Philothei]

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Diocese of Pittsburgh, under the omophorion of Metropolitan Maximos.
Just wanted to say that not all ROCOR churches are "unfriendly" to other Orthodox. Two of the ones we happne to have neighbours participated in the Sunday of Orthodoxy in one case their metropolitan came and we had vespers, and in the other one we shared also picnics etc. Their priests were friendly and loving towards all of us in the Greek parish. We are all Orthodox and we should strive toovercome our dissapointments and resentment toward each other, if we cannot correct our hierarchy for their wrong doings at least we the faithful should strive for unity.

God bless,
Philothei

 

[Aristokles]

"Other" - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox.

 

[E.C.]

Orthodox Church in America - Diocese of the West.

 

[disasm]

Just to remove any confusion from people that stumble upon this thread, ROCOR established communion with Russia in 2007 (this year), and OCA and ROCOR are back in communion.

"With the reconciliation of the ROCOR with the Moscow Patriarchate in 2007, the ROCOR and the OCA have resumed full communion and clergy of both jurisdictions have concelebrated in multiple areas; one area of note is Seattle, where clergy and communicants of thirteen area parishes concelebrated within a week of the canonical reunification."

Sam

 

[Xpycoctomos]

ROAC and ROCOR are not the same they, are they?

I thought ROAC was a splinter group.

 

[Shubunkin]

Antiochian.

 

[Greg the byzantine]

LOL We should resurrect some more old threads.

 

[Friul]

ROAC and ROCOR are not the same they, are they?

I thought ROAC was a splinter group.

ROCOR and ROCA are the same, just different acronyms. ROAC is different.

 

[authiodionitist]

ROCOR=Russian Orthodox Church Abroad=ROCA=Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

ROAC is Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church.

 

[Xpycoctomos]

That's what I thought. I got the slight feeling that perhaps some were confusing ROAC with ROCOR above but I may have misinterpreted the intentions of their post.

John

 

[SpyridonOCA]

I'm hoping that, eventually, all Orthodox Christians in America will belong to the Orthodox Church in America.

 

[E.C.]

I'm hoping that, eventually, all Orthodox Christians in America will belong to the Orthodox Church in America.

Don't hold your breath.

 

[Kristos]

Goarch

 

[Dorothea]

Greek Orthodox