American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese

The Carpatho - Russian Church in America (English American Carpatho - Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA ) is an autonomous particular Church within the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Opel.

It was created in 1935 from an opposition group within American member of the Ruthenian Church and was canonically erected in 1938 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Seat of its bishop ( Metropolitan ) is Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A monastery is in Tuxedo Park, New York.

Bishops ( Metropolitan )

  • Orestes P. Chornock (1938-1977)
  • Peter Shymansky ( Auxiliary Bishop, 1963-1964 )
  • John Martin ( 1966-1977 Auxiliary Bishop, Presiding Bishop 1977-1984 )
  • Nicholas Smisko (1985-2011)
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