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The OCA has its origins in a mission established by eight Russian Orthodox monks in Alaska, then part of Russian America, in 1794. This grew into a full diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. By the late 19th century, the Russian Orthodox Church had grown in other areas of the United States due to the arrival of immigrants from areas of Eastern and Central Europe, many of them '''formerly of the Eastern Catholic Churches ("Greek Catholics")''', and from the Middle East. These immigrants, regardless of nationality or ethnic background, were united under a single North American diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. | The OCA has its origins in a mission established by eight Russian Orthodox monks in Alaska, then part of Russian America, in 1794. This grew into a full diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. By the late 19th century, the Russian Orthodox Church had grown in other areas of the United States due to the arrival of immigrants from areas of Eastern and Central Europe, many of them '''formerly of the Eastern Catholic Churches ("Greek Catholics")''', and from the Middle East. These immigrants, regardless of nationality or ethnic background, were united under a single North American diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. | ||
After the Bolshevik Revolution, Orthodox churches in America became a self-governing '''Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America'''. The Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America was granted autocephaly by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1970, and renamed the '''Orthodox Church in America'''. | After the Bolshevik Revolution, Orthodox churches in America became a self-governing '''Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America'''. The Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in America was granted autocephaly by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1970, and renamed the '''Orthodox Church in America'''. | ||
Unlike most orthodox jurisdictions in the United States, the OCA does not have an affinity towards any particular foreign nationality, but most OCA members are ethnically Euro-American, and most OCA clergy are those who are born and raised in the United States. | Unlike most orthodox jurisdictions in the United States, the OCA does not have an affinity towards any particular foreign nationality, but most OCA members are ethnically Euro-American, and most OCA clergy are those who are born and raised in the United States. | ||
Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_America Wikipedia] | |||
'''Other Orthodox Churches with Wiki pages:''' | |||
*[[Armenian Orthodox Church in the United States|Armenian Orthodox]] | |||
*[[Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States|Coptic Orthodox]] | |||
*[[Greek Orthodox Church in the United States|Greek Orthodox]] | |||
*[[Russian Orthodox Church in the United States|Russian Orthodox]] | |||
*[[Syriac Orthodox Church in the United States|Syriac Orthodox Church]] | |||
*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United States|Ukrainian Orthodox]] | |||
===Look for online records.=== | ===Look for online records.=== | ||
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:::g. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | :::g. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | ||
:::h. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]]. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records. | :::h. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]]. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records. | ||
==Consult available finding aids.== | ==Consult available finding aids.== | ||