Denominational Profile

History

The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America grew out of the split in the Romanian Church in America following World War II. It rejected ties to the church headquarters in Bucharest which it saw as dominated by the Communist government. The church has a close relationship with the Orthodox Church in America.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1952	36	50	50,000
1953	40	55	50,000
1954	40	55	50,000
1955	35	51	50,000
1956	40	51	50,000
1957	46	51	50,000
1958	46	51	50,000
1959	42	52	50,000
1960	43	52	50,000
1961	40	53	50,000
1962	41	53	50,000
1963	40	49	50,000
1964	43	45	50,000
1965	43	44	50,000
1966	42	44	50,000
1967	42	44	50,000
1968	46	44	50,000
1969	50	45	50,000
1970	50	45	50,000
1971	50	45	50,000
1972	49	45	50,000
1973	50	40	50,000
1974	52	40	40,000
1975	52	40	40,000
1976	42	40	40,000
1977	53	40	40,000
1978	55	34	40,000
1979	55	34	40,000
1980	57	34	40,000
1981	62	34	40,000
1982	69	34	40,000
1983	61	35	41,000
1984	67	34	60,000
1985	67	34	60,000
1986	67	34	60,000
1987	67	34	60,000
1988	67	34	60,000
1989	81	37	65,000
1990	81	56	25,000
1992	81	37	65,000
1993	81	37	65,000
1994	81	37	65,000
1995	81	37	65,000
1996	81	37	65,000
2001	16	22	1,400
2002	19	22	1,500

Source

Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]