Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles
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| Classification | Chalcedonian, Old Calendarist |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Leader | Metropolitan John (Lobue) of New York |
| Associations | Holy Synod of Milan (1997-2011), True Orthodox Church of Greece under Metropolitan Anghelos of Avlonos (2011-2014), True Orthodox Church of Russia under Metropolitan Raphael of Moscow (2011-2014) |
| Region | North America, United Kingdom |
| Origin | joined Milan Synod in 1997, though individual parishes date back to early 20th century |
| Separated from | Holy Synod of Milan |
| Branched from | True Orthodox Church of Greece |
| Congregations | ~30 |
| Members | <3000 |
For the Russian-American Metropolia (1924-1970), see Orthodox Church in America.
The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles is an Old Calendarist jurisdiction which originally comprised the two archdioceses in America and the British deanery of the Holy Synod of Milan. In February 2011 the Milan Synod granted status to the jurisdiction. It is not in communion with any mainstream Orthodox Church, although it is in communion with some Old Calendarist and True Orthodox groups. The Church has seven Bishops, 36 parishes and missions, and 31 monastic and non-monastic clergy in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Before their union with the Milan Synod, the American Archdioceses of the Milan Synod were administratively independent and in communion with no one. Both archdioceses were previously closely tied to separated jurisdictions related to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
In 1977, Archbishop Hilarion of Texas was elected under the oversight of Archbishop Joseph (McCormack), who was a spiritual son of Archbishop Palladius (Rudenko), head of the Ukrainian Autocephalic Church in Exile, and had been made a bishop ten years earlier. The Abbey of the Holy Name, the spiritual center of the Archdiocese of New York, has been the continuation of a monastic compound extending back over 100 years. The current Metropolitan, John (LoBue) was originally the spiritual son of Metropolitan William H. F. Brothers (died 1979) who, originally an Old Catholic cleric, had been ordained as a Western rite bishop at St. Nicholas' Cathedral, New York, in 1933, and who had extensive ties to Metropolitan Anastassy of ROCOR.
As traditional Orthodox communities formed primarily of Western converts continued to develop in Europe, Archbishop Auxentios of Athens, primate of the True Orthodox Church of Greece, first established a West European diocese in 1978 by elevating Archimandrite Gabriel to the episcopate of Lisbon. Six years later a second bishop, Tiago of Lisbon, was established for western Europe.
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