Orthodox Church in America

Summary

Orthodox Church in America is a church congregation^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of church_congregation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,692 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orthodox Church in America was a member of World Council of Churches^[3].
• Orthodox Church in America was a member of National Council of Churches^[4].
• Orthodox Church in America's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy^[5].
• Orthodox Church in America is in the country of United States^[6].
• Orthodox Church in America is in the country of Canada^[7].
• Orthodox Church in America is in the country of Mexico^[8].
• Orthodox Church in America's instance of is recorded as church congregation^[9].
• Orthodox Church in America's instance of is recorded as autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church^[10].
• Orthodox Church in America's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Orthodox Church in America's founder is recorded as Alexis Toth^[12].
• Orthodox Church in America's founder is recorded as Herman of Alaska^[13].
• Orthodox Church in America's founder is recorded as Innocent of Alaska^[14].
• Orthodox Church in America's headquarters location is recorded as Syosset^[15].
• Orthodox Church in America is part of Eastern Orthodox Church^[16].
• Orthodox Church in America's Commons category is recorded as Orthodox Church in America^[17].
• Orthodox Church in America's chairperson is recorded as Tikhon Mollard^[18].
• 1970 marks the founding of Orthodox Church in America^[19].
• Orthodox Church in America's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.9249, 'lon': -77.0686}^[20].
• Orthodox Church in America's separated from is recorded as Russian Orthodox Church^[21].
• Orthodox Church in America's official website is recorded as http://www.oca.org/^[22].
• Orthodox Church in America's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orthodox Church in America^[23].
• Orthodox Church in America's replaces is recorded as Q4328331^[24].
• Orthodox Church in America's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orthodox Church in America'}^[25].
• Orthodox Church in America's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OCA'}^[26].
• Orthodox Church in America's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ПЦА'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Alexis Toth^[12], Herman of Alaska^[13], and Innocent of Alaska^[14]. 1970 marks the founding of Orthodox Church in America^[19].

Identity

Orthodox Church in America is part of Eastern Orthodox Church^[16]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OCA'}^[26], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ПЦА'}^[27], {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'ПЦА'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ÉOA'}^[29], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'ПЦА'}^[30], and {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ΟΕΑ'}^[31].

Leadership

Orthodox Church in America's chairperson is recorded as Tikhon Mollard^[18].

Operations

Orthodox Church in America's headquarters location is recorded as Syosset^[15].

Why It Matters

Orthodox Church in America ranks in the top 7% of church_congregation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,692 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]