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Orthodoxy - A 2000 Year Tradition
The 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. The word "Orthodox" comes from the Greek words, "ortho" and "doxa" meaning right belief. The EOCC Synod is the body of Bishops
in the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church, originally known as the American Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese (1892). This was the first uniquely American jurisdiction to be formed with the blessing of His
Holiness Ignatius Peter III of Antioch. It was the first 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. It 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). Click here for more information.
EASTERN ORTHODOX CATHOLIC SYNOD OF BISHOPS
- +STEPHEN, Metropolitan Archbishop Protohierarch
- +TIMOTHY, Coadjutor & Vicar General
- +JOHN, Bishop of India
- +RICARDO, Archbishop of Cuba
- +SIMEON Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese
- (Vacant), Vicar of South & Central America
- Bishop-elect Samson of Tanzania
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