Denominational Profile

Notes

Greek immigrants settled in America in the 19th century and organized parishes under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1918, they established a separate ethnic diocese, which eventually became the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1925	189	179	256,000
1929	241	226	289,000
1931	-	-	289,000
1933	-	254	289,000
1935	280	255	289,000
1937	-	260	305,000
1940	-	355	425,000
1942	-	275	650,000
1944	-	280	-
1946	-	-	275,000
1947	-	286	300,000
1950	325	320	1,000,000
1952	330	320	1,000,000
1953	375	325	1,000,000
1954	410	347	1,000,000
1955	-	353	1,000,000
1956	400	378	1,150,000
1957	400	378	1,150,000
1958	-	378	1,150,000
1959	485	380	1,200,000
1960	491	382	1,200,000
1962	510	405	1,500,000
1963	537	420	1,550,000
1964	558	441	1,735,000
1965	767	443	1,770,000
1969	586	470	1,875,000
1970	585	471	1,875,000
1971	650	482	1,950,000
1972	675	502	1,950,000
1975	675	502	1,950,000
1977	655	535	1,950,000
1997	-	532	1,950,000
1998	806	523	1,954,500
2000	893	508	1,500,000
2003	803	510	1,500,000
2004	834	563	1,500,000
2005	840	566	1,500,000
2006	840	560	1,500,000

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]