ALLISON PARK, PA [OCA Communcations] — The Archdiocesan Council of the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania met with His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and His Grace, Bishop Tikhon, Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, Locum Tenens of the Archdiocese, after the celebration of Lenten Vespers at St. Alexander […]

Western Pennsylvania diocese is fiscally fit; scandal shook east neighbor Anxiety has replaced elation for local leaders of the Orthodox Church in America, who fear that the election of their new bishop has been delayed so that the solvent Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania can be merged with the scandal-ridden, financially troubled Archdiocese of […]

A meeting between Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America and top leaders of the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania has quelled talk of merger with the scandal-ridden Philadelphia archdiocese. Although there had been merger discussion, the reaction of local church leaders at Sunday night’s meeting in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, McCandless, was […]

The case of the jailed ex-bishop of Attica, Panteleimon, took another twist yesterday when Church of Greece sources suggested that he had informed them he would not seek to be reinstated in his former position upon his release from jail. Speculation had mounted over the last 10 days that the disgraced cleric would try to […]

His Grace, Bishop Tikhon of Philadelphia continues Holy Synod investigation of St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA Communications] — Responding to concerns about the financial crisis affecting St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has initiated a full investigation of all entities associated […]

POKROV NOTE: Bezenitis is the former metropolitan of Attica. However, he remains a bishop. ___________________________________________________ The Church of Greece’s Holy Synod yesterday decided by seven votes to five not to force the jailed former bishop of Attica, Panteleimon, to face a Church court. As of 2006, Panteleimon has been serving a six-year jail sentence in […]

JERSEY CITY, NJ [OCA Communications] — In compliance with a long term recommendation of the Special Investigating Committee [SIC], the Diocese of Washington and New York is now preparing for an external audit of its 2008 financial records and for a financial review of the records of the former Diocese of New York and New […]

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