**American Orthodox Catholic Church** SM
Our Short
name since 1927
Established by the North American Holy Synod as
The American Orthodox Patriarchate
We also offer the Byzantine Liturgy.
July 24, 2009 is the 43rd Anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh of Blessed Memory.
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Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh
Martyr & Confessor of America
We seek members and clergy from all walks of life. If you have no Church home please consider us.
We welcome members and clergy of the various Liturgical Churches who leave their present Church due their allowing women clergy and other serious breaches in the Churches teachings and beliefs that are contrary to Holy Scripture. Non-Liturgical Church members as well as those of other faiths are welcome also.
As a canonically established Orthodox Church who is recognized by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church USA we are the closest Church to the old world ethnic Churches available today. We are not a uniate Church and are not under the Pope of Rome. We are under Patriarch Nikon of the American Orthodox Patriarchate. Most non-scoba orthodox today in this country make various claims about their status and recognition but appear to be part of the independent movement. Those who seek to be part of a sacramental Church outside the old world Churches need to look no further. America is our canonical jurisdiction! As the American Church we offer all in doubt, lost or those who have fallen away from their former Church a new home if they willingly submit to the Patriarch Synod.
We are a traditional Orthodox Church and the only Church whose canonical jurisdiction is the New World (North America). We follow Holy Scripture, Orthodox Canons, the Rudder, and Orthodox Tradition, in that order. We were established as an Eastern Orthodox Church by the Russian Orthodox Synod of Bishops in North America with the knowledge and approval of the Moscow Patriarchate in 1927.
We are a canonically established Orthodox Church out of the Russian Church - Moscow Patriarchate. We are Western Rite and our Service Book is very similar to the Book of Common Prayer. We are a historic Church from the historic old world jurisdictions that pre-date the Anglican Communion.
Read Archbishop Victor's article on Unity. Visit the Bishops Corner.
The Ethnic jurisdictions still claim today that the reason they do not recognize this Church is due to the fact the bishop married in 1933. They actually refused to recognize this Church from the begining (1927) and still, over 42 years after the Archbishops repose, attack him and this Church to prove their right to exist and control our canonical jurisdiction. The Russian Church would not allow us to exist in Russia and the Greek Church would not allow us to exist in Greece but they claim the right to not only exist but to attack us in an unchristian manner. For details visit the Schism link below.
Some people ask why we are called Orthodox "Catholic" instead of Orthodox "Christian" like the Greek, Russian and other Orthodox Churches. If you notice our names, both the name we were given when we were Chartered and our Short name, you will see they both say "Orthodox Catholic".
We also use "Catholic" as "Universal" since we are Orthodox from the old world Russian Church, Moscow Patriarchate.
[*Note: The 1927
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We oppose war as an instrument of oppression and enslavement. We support our troops and we remember those who have given their lives in the Armed Forces.
The majority of the clergy and directors oppose
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