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Denominational Profile
The Turkish Orthodox Church was established in 1926 when excommunicated priest Paul Eftymios Karahissaridis claimed to have had his sentence of excommunication lifted by two members of the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church. In 1966 the Turkish Orthodox Church came to the United States with the appointment of the Most Rev. Civet Kristof (a.k.a. Christopher M. Cragg) as metropolitan archbishop of New York and primate of the Turkish Orthodox Church in America.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 27 | 20 | 8,200 |
| 1971 | 26 | 20 | 14,800 |
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]
