American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
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The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America (ACROD) is a
History
At the end of the nineteenth century, many East Slavs immigrated to North America. They were Christians, some of them belonging to Eastern Orthodoxy, while others were Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine Rite. In Catholic terminology, East-Slavic form of the Byzantine Rite was known as the Ruthenian Rite, and thus the same Ruthenian designation was applied to East Slavs of that rite.[2][3]
At that time, there were no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions in North America, and thus the first Eastern Catholic parishes were formed under jurisdiction of local Catholic bishops of the
Oppression of the Eastern Catholics of the
The diocese was founded in 1938 when a group of 37
This move actually marked the second
This was primarily motivated out of concerns for preservation of a specific identity, since many among Ruthenian-Rite Catholics self-identified as
Organization
In 2006, the ACROD had 14,372 members in 78 parishes and five missions.[12] The bulk of the diocese's parishes are in 13 states in the eastern United States, with two parishes and two missions in Ontario; nearly half of the parishes are located in Pennsylvania.
There used to be two monasteries in the diocese: the Monastery of the Annunciation, in Tuxedo Park, New York which closed in the early 1990s,[citation needed] and the Monastery of the Holy Cross, at Beallsville, Maryland which dissolved in the late 1990s when its abbot converted to Ruthenian (Byzantine Rite) Catholicism.[13]
The diocese is a member of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America.
Christ the Saviour Seminary
The Christ the Savior Seminary is part of the diocese. It is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The seminary was founded by the first bishop of the diocese, Orestes (Chornock), in 1940. The seminary, at first, not having a permanent home, moved and held classes in a number of northeastern United States cities, including New York City; Nicholson, Pennsylvania; and Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1951, the diocese acquired the Strayer Mansion in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that became the home of the seminary. The building has been developed to include class and lecture rooms and dining and recreation facilities, as well as a library and bookstore.[14]
The main purpose of the seminary is to train priests for the ACROD and other Orthodox dioceses in the United States, as well as in foreign countries. The seminary places emphasis on pastorally-oriented training. It was approved in 1960 by the Pennsylvania State Council of Education to grant a Bachelor of Theology degree. The seminary has tailored curricula for five classifications of candidates: a three-year Bachelor of Theology program for students who already have baccalaureate degrees, a Licentiate of Theology diploma late vocations program for those without a previous undergraduate degree, and a special admissions program for individuals who do not intend to be ordained to the Orthodox clergy.[14]
Ruling bishops
- Orestes (Chornock) of Agathonikeia(1938–1977)
- John (Martin) of Nyssa (1977–1984)
- Nicholas (Smisko) of Amissos(1985–2011)
- Gregory (Tatsis) of Nyssa (2012–present)
See also
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America
- Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Canada
References
- ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.234
- ^ Shipman 1912a, p. 276–277.
- ^ Shipman 1912b, p. 277–279.
- ISBN 0-917651-13-8.
- ^ Tarasar, Constance, ed. (1975). Orthodox America: 1794–1976. Syosset, New York: Orthodox Church in America. pp. 50–51.
- ^ Barringer. pp. 102–103
- ^ Marti 2009, p. 470.
- ^ Magocsi 2015, p. 245–246.
- ^ Dyrud 1992, p. 65–66.
- ^ Magocsi 2015, p. 246–247.
- ^ "American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America | Plain Chant Hymns". www.acrod.org.
- ^ Data from the National Council of Churches' 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
- ^ "Holy Cross Monastery (CR) Dissolved". omna.malf.net. Archived from the original on 2001-05-16.
- ^ a b "American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America | Seminary". www.acrod.org.
Sources
- Barriger, Lawrence (2000). Glory to Jesus Christ: A History of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese. Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press. ISBN 1885652445.
- Dyrud, Keith P. (1992). The Quest for the Rusyn Soul: The Politics of Religion and Culture in Eastern Europe and in America, 1890-World War I. Philadelphia: Balch Institute Press. ISBN 9780944190104.
- Magocsi, Paul R.; Pop, Ivan I., eds. (2005) [2002]. Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture (2. rev. ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Magocsi, Paul R. (2015). With Their Backs to the Mountains: A History of Carpathian Rus' and Carpatho-Rusyns. Budapest-New York: Central European University Press. ISBN 9786155053467.
- Marti, Federico (2009). I rutheni negli Stati Uniti: Santa Sede e mobilità umana tra Ottocento e Novecento. Milano: Giuffrè. ISBN 9788814145902.
- Shipman, Andrew J. (1912a). "Ruthenian Rite". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 276–277.
- Shipman, Andrew J. (1912b). "Ruthenians". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 277–279.