The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles is a

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denomination.

Doctrine

The Metropolia states it is

History

Background

The Autonomous Metropolia claims to trace its roots back to a formation of the

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in the early 20th century. The Autonomous Metropolia broke ties with the Moscow Patriarchate and placed itself under the

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first of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, then of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens the primate of the True Orthodox Church of Greece. The group then formed an Archdiocese subject to Metropolitan Evlogios of the

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Creation and independence

The Metropolia was granted

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by the

by a ''

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'' in 2011, which created the Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles. This was followed by an attempt by the

to unite with the

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; thus the Holy Synod of Milan broke communion with the other

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it was then in communion with. The Metropolia states that it severed communion with the Holy Synod of Milan, because the Holy Synod of Milan "broke communion with her sister churches, over her desire to unite with the World Orthodox

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, which has been condemned by the former Sister Synods in America, Greece, Bulgaria, and Russia. As such, the new Metropolia no longer maintains communion with the 'Milan' Synod of Europe, and considers her sister Church to have fallen away until such time as she repents of her errors." The Metropolia stated in 2011 that unlike the Holy Synod of Milan, the now independent Metropolia maintained communion with the (an

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group), the

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, and the Russian True Orthodox Church of .

Relationships with other Jurisdictions

The Metropolia is a member of the IUGOC (International Union of Genuine Orthodox Churches). The Metropolia has a dedicated committee for inter-True Orthodox relations, which namely seeks to initiate dialogue between the bishops of the former Synod in Resistance, and beyond, concerning matters of

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and

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in mainstream Eastern Orthodoxy.

Structure

The First-

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of the Metropolia is Metropolitan John of North and South America.

References

External links

Official website

Official website for Canada
{{Authority control True Orthodox denominations Christian organizations established in 2011