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| Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Українська православна церква США (Ukrainian) | |
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| Polity | Episcopal polity |
| Prime Hierarch | Anthony (Scharba) (metropolitan) |
| President of the Consistory | Daniel Zelinsky (archbishop) |
| Associations | National Council of Churches |
| Language | Ukrainian English |
| Headquarters | South Bound Brook, New Jersey |
| Territory | United States |
| Possessions | United States, Puerto Rico |
| Origin | 1915 |
| Independence | October 14, 1950 |
| Recognition | Autonomy granted and recognised on March 12, 1995 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Branched from | Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Diaspora |
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| Congregations | 101 (2010) |
| Members | 22,362 (2010) |
| Official website | https://www.uocofusa.org/ |
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The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (UOC of USA)[a] is an Eastern Orthodox Christian religious organization of the Ukrainian diaspora under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. It consists of two eparchies (dioceses), ruled by two bishops, including about 85 active parishes and missions.[1][2] The Church's current leader is Metropolitan Antony. The Church's head offices and Consistory are based in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
The organization is a member of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America being part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate along with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, and the Albanian Orthodox Diocese. It also is a member of the interdenominational National Council of Churches.
In 2010, the UOC of USA had 22,362 congregants in 101 churches.[3]
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- ^ "Parishes". Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "Directory of Parishes". www.uocofusa.org. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "US Religion Census - 2010".