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The
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (often referred to in North America simply as the
Antiochian Archdiocese) is the sole jurisdiction of the
Antiochian Orthodox Church in the
USA and
Canada with exclusive jurisdiction over the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in those countries, though these faithful were originally cared for by the Russian Orthodox Church in America (indeed, the first bishop consecrated in North America,
St. Raphael Hawaweeny, was consecrated by the
Russian Orthodox Church in America to care for the Orthodox Arab faithful in the USA and Canada).
After the
Bolshevik Revolution threw the
Russian Orthodox Church and its faithful abroad into chaos the Orthodox Arab faithful in North America, simultaneously shaken by the death of their beloved bishop St. Raphael, chose to come under the direct care of the
Patriarchate of Antioch. Due to internal conflicts, however, the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in North America were divided between two
archdioceses, those of
New York and
Toledo.
In
1975 the two Antiochian Orthodox archdioceses were united as one Archdiocese of North America (now with its headquarters in
Englewood,
New Jersey). Since then it has experienced significant growth through ongoing evangelization and the immigration of Orthodox Arabs from the Middle East. Its current primate is Metropolitan
Phillip (Saliba), who has six other diocesan bishops assisting him in caring for the nine dioceses of the growing Archdiocese, which is the third largest Orthodox Christian "jurisdiction" in North America, with an estimated 41,840 full members and 83,700 adherents.
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On
9 October 2003 the Holy Synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church granted the Archdiocese's request to be granted self-rule/autonomy to allow it to better govern itself, improve and increase its outreach efforts, internally organize itself into several dioceses, and progress further on the road to the administrative unity of the Orthodox Church in the Americas.
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The Archdiocese had formerly been a member of the
National Council of Churches (NCC), but its Archdiocesan Convention voted unanimously on
July 28,
2005 to withdraw fully from that body, citing increased politicization and a generally fruitless relationship, making it the first major Orthodox jurisdiction in the US to take such a step.
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Many conservative former Anglicans have turned to the Archdiocese as a jurisdiction, some joining and leading Western Rite parishes with liturgy more familiar to Western Christians.
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