Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada

 

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Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada
The Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada consists of four dioceses of the Church of Serbia (Serbian Patriarchate) that are governed by the Bishop of America and Canada Longin (New Gracanica Metropolitanate).
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The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA)

 

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Logos of the 4 SCOBA_Members
Logos of the 4 SCOBA_Members

Founded in 1960, the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA), brings together the canonical hierarchs of Orthodox jurisdictions in the Americas.
The purpose of the Standing Conference is to create and foster ties of unity among the canonical Orthodox Churches and administrations for a stronger and more visible witness to the Orthodox Faith. The 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.
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Russian America

 




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1860 Russian America Map 1733-1867
1860 Russian America Map 1733-1867

Russian America (Russian: Русская Америка) was the name used for Russian possessions in the New World the period between 1733 and 1867 in which Russia claimed the territory that today is the U.S. State of Alaska. Formal incorporation of the possessions did not take place until the Ukase of 1799, which established a monopoly for the Russian-American Company and also granted the Russian Orthodox Church certain rights in the new possessions.

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Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada

 

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Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada is an overseas archdiocese of the Church of Romania.
The Archdiocese came in existence in a restructuring of the original Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America formed in the 1930s.
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