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Eastern Orthodox Christian Church is the original and true
Christian Church founded by Jesus Christ and continued by his
Apostles.
Throughout its 2000 year history Orthodoxy has remained faithful to the
traditions and Holy Faith laid down by Christ and the early Church
Fathers.
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word "Orthodox" comes from the Greek words, "ortho" and
"doxa" meaning right belief. The Syriac-Greek Antiochian Synod is
the body of
Bishops in
the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church, originally known as the American
Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese (1892). |
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was the first uniquely American jurisdiction to be formed
with the blessing of His Holiness Ignatius Peter III of Antioch.
It was
the first Western Rite jurisdiction to offer the Divine Liturgy and
other servics
in English and allowed vernacular to be used wherever the jurisdiction
had parishes throughout the world. The very first Western
Rite parish in the United States was established by Metropolitan
Timotheos.
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is a canonical autocephalous
jurisdiction that adheres to the Rudder (Canon Law) of the Holy
Orthodox Catholic Church, the Teachings of Christ God, the Early Church
Fathers, the Ecumenical and Local Councils, and the ancient customs of
the Orthodox Christian Church. It also possesses a valid
priesthood and
episcopacy coming from the Syrian and Russian Orthodox
Successions. It
uses the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom with Syriac-Greek Typicon
(Rubrics).
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Eastern Orthodox Catholic Synod of Bishops
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Stephen
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Metropolitan
Archbishop Primate |
Timothy
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Coadjutor &
Vicar General
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John
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Bishop of India
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Joshua
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Auxillary
Bishop
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Ricardo
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Bishop of
Cuba
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Samson
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Bishop-elect of
Tanzania
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Haralambos
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Chorbishop of
Alaska
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