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"We have concluded that when the principle of racial division (i.e. phyletism) is juxtaposed with the teaching of the Gospel and the constant practice of the Church, it is not only foreign to it, but also completely opposed, to it. We decree the following in the Holy Spirit: 1. We reject and condemn racial division, that is, racial differences, national quarrels and disagreements in the Church of Christ, as being contrary to the teaching of the Gospel and the holy canons of our blessed fathers, on which the holy Church is established and which adorn human society and lead it to Divine piety. 2. In accordance with the holy canons, we proclaim that those who accept such division according to races and who dare to base on it hitherto unheard-of racial assemblies are foreign to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and are real schismatics." Constantinople...1872 * Pray and Work for Orthodox Unity in North America!!! * St. Andrew House announces Agreement to fund Orthodox Unity effort for years to come - see www.orthodoxdetroit.com * Welcome to the St. Andrew House Discussion Forum * Coming Soon - Orthodox Business Directory * Visit our Home Page at www.orthodoxdetroit.com

    Obstinate Absurdity ...

    Posted by Photini Email on 7/29/2007, 4:58 am, in reply to "Metropolitan Philip's address to the Antiochian Archdiocese Convention - some quotes"

    He continues to amaze me! Wonderful to hear.

    In America, we admire rationality, freedom of speech, and yet as Orthodox the situation is unchangeably bizarre: intelligent hierarchs are oppressive in maintaining the status quo, disdaining and minimizing the dreams of the faithful to change the chaos and hypocrisy in America, to sacrifice power for unity -- helpless, they say, and deferential, they say, and in obedience to Christ? Hmmm.

    Yet, there is a Bulgarian jurisdiction in Constantinople; an OCA in Russia and in Africa and Australia... absurdity continues.

    And so many pet parallel jurisdictions in America. The OCA is inclusive of ethnic dioceses, others may justify their existence only by one ethnicity or calendar or typikon -- these priorities above unity, however, is justified by canon and scriptures how?

    I. ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE

    Archbishop and Metropolitans:

    1. Demetrios, Archbishop of America (New York, NY)
    2. Iakovos, Metropolitan of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
    3. Sotirios, Metropolitan of Toronto (East York, ON)
    4. Maximos, Metropolitan of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
    5. Methodios, Metropolitan of Boston (Brookline, MA)
    6. Athenagoras, Metropolitan of Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico)
    7. John, Metropolitan of Winnipeg (Ukrainian; Winnipeg, MB)
    8. Isaiah, Metropolitan of Denver (Denver, CO)
    9. Alexios, Metropolitan of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
    10. Nicholas, Metropolitan of Detroit (Troy, MI)
    11. Gerasimos, Metropolitan of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
    12. Evangelos, Metropolitan of New Jersey (Kenilworth, NJ)

    Titular Metropolitans and Archbishops:

    13. Constantine, Metropolitan of Irinoupolis (Ukrainian; Pittsburgh, PA)
    14. Nicholas, Metropolitan of Amissos (Carpatho-Russian; Johnstown, PA)
    15. Paisios, Metropolitan of Tyana (St Irene Chrysovalantou; Astoria, NY)
    16. Anthony, Archbishop of Hierapolis (Ukrainian; South Bound Brook, NJ)
    17. Vsevolod, Archbishop of Skopelos (Ukranian; Chicago, IL)

    Assistant Bishops:

    18. Yurij, Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian; Toronto, ON)
    19. Vikentios, Bishop of Apameia (St Irene Chrysovalantou; Astoria, NY)
    20. Savvas, Bishop of Troas (New York, NY)
    21. Andonios, Bishop of Phasiane (Yonkers, NY)
    22. Ilia, Bishop of Phelomelion (Albanian; Las Vegas, NV)
    23. Demetrios, Bishop of Mokissos (Chicago, IL)

    II. ANTIOCHIAN PATRIARCHATE

    24. Philip, Metropolitan-Archbishop of New York (Englewood, NJ)
    25. Antonio, Metropolitan of Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico)
    26. Antoun, Bishop of Miami and the Southeast (Englewood, NJ)
    27. Basil, Bishop of Wichita and Mid-America (Wichita, KS)
    28. Joseph, Bishop of Los Angeles and the West (Los Angeles, CA)
    29. Thomas, Bishop of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic
    (Charleston, WV)
    30. Mark, Bishop of Toledo and the Midwest (Toledo, OH)
    31. Alexander, Bishop of Ottawa, Eastern Canada, and Upstate New York
    (Montreal, QC)

    III. JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE

    32. [?] (East Setauket, NY)

    IV. MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE

    33. Mercurius, Bishop of Zaraisk (New York, NY)

    IVa. RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ABROAD

    Ruling Bishops:

    34. Laurus, Metropolitan of New York and Eastern America (Jordanville, NY)
    35. Alypy, Archbishop of Chicago and Mid-America (Des Plaines, IL)
    36. Kyrill, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America (San
    Francisco, CA)

    Assistant Bishops:

    37. Daniel, Bishop of Erie (Old Believers; Erie, PA)
    38. Gabriel, Bishop of Manhattan (New York, NY)
    39. Peter, Bishop of Cleveland (Des Plaines, IL)

    V. SERBIAN PATRIARCHATE

    40. Christopher, Metropolitan of Midwestern America (Libertyville, IL)
    41. Georgije, Bishop of Canada (Campbellville, ON)
    42. Longin, Bishop of New Gracanica (Third Lake, IL)
    43. Mitrophan, Bishop of Eastern America (Mars, PA)
    44. Maksim, Bishop of Western America (Alhambra, CA)

    VI. ROMANIAN PATRIARCHATE

    Ruling Bishop:

    45. Nicolae, Archbishop of America and Canada (Chicago, IL)

    Assistant Bishop:

    46. Ioan Casian, Bishop of Vicina (Middletown, NY)

    VII. BULGARIAN PATRIARCHATE

    47. Joseph, Metropolitan of the USA, Canada and Australia (New York, NY)

    VIII. ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA

    Ruling Bishops:

    48. Herman, Archbishop of Washington and New York and Metropolitan of
    all America and Canada (South Canaan, PA)
    49. Dmitri, Archbishop of Dallas and the South (Dallas, TX)
    50. Nathaniel, Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate
    (Grass Lake, MI)
    51. Job, Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest (Chicago, IL)
    52. Seraphim, Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada (Spencerville, ON)
    53. Nikolai, Bishop of Sitka, Anchorage and Alaska (Anchorage, AK)
    54. Nikon, Bishop of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese
    (Southbridge, MA)
    55. Tikhon, Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania (South
    Canaan, PA)
    56. Benjamin, Bishop of San Francisco and the West (Boulder City, NV
    and San Francisco, CA)

    Assistant Bishops:

    57. Irineu, Bishop of Dearborn Heights (Detroit, MI)
    58. Alejo, Bishop of Mexico City (Mexico City, Mexico)

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