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== Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the United States ==

== Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the United States ==

The [[Eastern Orthodox]] Churches are one denomination under the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the first among equals. A lot of its churches are  [[Autocephalous]](self governing).  

The [[Eastern Orthodox]] Churches are one denomination under the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the first among equals. Its churches are often [[Autocephalous]](self governing). The Orthodox faith is gaining converts in the USA<ref>https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/columnists/terry-mattingly/2025/11/27/terry-mattingly-u-s-churches-of-orthodoxy-face-waves-of-converts/87373265007/</ref>.  

*''See also:'' [[Orthodox Church in America]], [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]], and [[Antiochian Archdiocese of North America]]. <ref>https://www.goarch.org/orthodox-jurisdictions-in-america</ref>

*''See also:'' [[Orthodox Church in America]], [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]], and [[Antiochian Archdiocese of North America]]. <ref>https://www.goarch.org/orthodox-jurisdictions-in-america</ref>  

*The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) as of 2000 reported about 1 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] and Oriental Orthodox adherents in the US, or 0.4% of the total population.<ref>"[http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/rcms_notes.asp ARDA Sources for Religious Congregations & Membership Data]". ARDA. 2000. Retrieved 2010-05-29.</ref>

*The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) as of 2000 reported about 1 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] and Oriental Orthodox adherents in the US, or 0.4% of the total population.<ref>"[http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/rcms_notes.asp ARDA Sources for Religious Congregations & Membership Data]". ARDA. 2000. Retrieved 2010-05-29.</ref>