Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Orthodox Church in America
Orthodox Church in America
P.O. Box 675
Syosset, NY 11791-0675
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
40.8262101, -73.502068
The Orthodox Church of America was originally under the Russian Orthodox Church which first entered Alaska (then a Russian territory) in 1794. Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867 and the Church remained under the Russian Orthodox Church and spread throughout North America. The headquarters was moved to San Francisco and then to New York. It was granted autocephaly (independence)by the Russian Orthodox Church, on April 10, 1970, and was renamed the Orthodox Church in America. It currently has 14 dioceses in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Headquarters and residence of the Metropolitan are located in Oyster Bay Cove, New York.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 105,000 |
33,000 |
26,000 |
131,000 |
750 |
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| 2009 | 105,000 |
33,000 |
26,000 |
131,000 |
750 |
|||
| 2004 | 970,000 |
0 |
94,000 |
1,064,000 |
737 |
|||
| 2003 | 930,000 |
0 |
70,000 |
1,000,000 |
731 |
|||
| 2000 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
721 |
|||
| 1999 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
710 |
|||
| 1998 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
625 |
|||
| 1995 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
600 |
|||
| 1992 | 400,000 |
0 |
200,000 |
600,000 |
700 |
|||
| 1978 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
440 |
|||
| 1975 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
410 |
|||
| 1973 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
375 |
|||
| 1972 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
370 |
|||
| 1971 | 1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
387 |
|||
| 1970 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
312 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 850 |
120 | 0 |
970 |
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| 2009 | 850 |
120 | 0 |
970 |
||
| 2004 | 824 |
81 | 0 |
905 |
||
| 2003 | 798 |
0 | 0 |
876 |
||
| 2000 | 760 |
70 | 0 |
830 |
||
| 1999 | 735 |
61 | 0 |
796 |
||
| 1998 | 700 |
0 | 0 |
785 |
||
| 1995 | 650 |
0 | 0 |
792 |
||
| 1992 | 700 |
0 | 0 |
945 |
||
| 1978 | 457 |
0 | 0 |
531 |
||
| 1975 | 443 |
0 | 0 |
498 |
||
| 1973 | 395 |
0 | 0 |
460 |
||
| 1972 | 390 |
0 | 0 |
455 |
||
| 1971 | 400 |
0 | 0 |
448 |
||
| 1970 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
362 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 650 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 2009 | 650 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 2004 | 517 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 2003 | 509 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 2000 | 493 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1999 | 481 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1998 | 476 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1995 | 450 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| 1992 | 510 |
0 |
0 |
12,500 |
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| 1970 | 312 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is no data yet | |||||||