Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America

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The Albanian Archdiocese, also known as the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America (

missions located in seven states in the United States – California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.[1]

Establishment

The earliest organized Albanian dioceses were set up under the auspices of the

Church of Constantinople would not allow the rise of any Albanian Orthodox Church and officially opposed the use of the Albanian language in churches until 1937 when the Autocephalic Orthodox Church of Albania was recognized by Constantinople.[2][3][4]

On March 18, 1908, as a result of the Hudson Incident, Fan Noli was ordained as a priest by a Russian bishop in the United States.[3][4][5] In March 1908, Noli thus led the first time in Albanian the Orthodox liturgy for the Albanian-American community.

After political dislocations following the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, all ties with the Russian Orthodox church were severed, and the Albanian churches under Noli became independent.[6]

After

Athenagoras
, to send a canonical bishop, Mark (Lipa), who organized the diocese in 1949–1950 and accepted into it the considerable community in Chicago and an older parish, the first of three Albanian Orthodox parishes to locate in South Boston.

Ten other Albanian Orthodox parishes incorporated under Bishop Theofan's archdiocese and two parishes persisted in an "independent" status.

By October 1971, with the acceptance of Bishop Stephen and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America as a constituent diocese of the OCA, the canonical controversy was ended. Meanwhile, the

Church of Constantinople affiliate with the Greek Orthodox Church in America
.

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The last

locum tenens for the diocese until a successor is found.[8]

Annual Convention

The Annual Convention is the supreme legislative and administrative authority in all

secular
matters of the archdiocese. It is composed of the bishop, the clergy of the archdiocese, and lay delegates representing each parish within the jurisdiction of the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America.

Deaneries

The diocese is grouped geographically into three

dean
. The deans coordinate activities in their area's parishes, and report to the diocesan bishop. The current deaneries of the Albanian Archdiocese and their territories are:

  • Great Lakes Deanery – Michigan, New York, and Ohio
  • Massachusetts Deanery – California and Massachusetts
  • Mid-Atlantic Deanery – Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania

See also

References

  1. ^ Info from Official site
  2. ISSN 0009-8167
  3. ^ a b Tarasar, Constance J. (1975). Orthodox America, 1794-1976: development of the Orthodox Church in America. Bavarian State Library. p. 309. Retrieved 2010-06-14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b "The 90th Anniversary Historical Trilogy by Denise Lymperis". Saint George Cathedral. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  5. ^ "Orthodox Christians in North America 1794 - 1994". Orthodox Church of America.
  6. ISBN 0-687-16569-5
    .
  7. ^ Southbridge, M. A. (September 2019). "In Memoriam: His Eminence, Archbishop Nikon". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  8. ^ Syosset, Ny (10 September 2019). "Locum Tenens announced for the Diocese of New England and the Albanian Archdiocese". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2019-09-10.

Notes and references

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