Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.
Denominational Profile
History
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America |
merged intoUkrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. (1915) |
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| The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. was founded in 1915 by Ukranian immigrants who left the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1996 it merged with the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America (Ecumenical Patriarchate). |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1952 |
102 |
84 |
70,000 |
| 1953 |
102 |
93 |
71,000 |
| 1954 |
102 |
92 |
71,248 |
| 1955 |
104 |
93 |
71,940 |
| 1956 |
112 |
91 |
83,000 |
| 1957 |
118 |
90 |
83,000 |
| 1958 |
115 |
90 |
84,000 |
| 1959 |
118 |
92 |
84,500 |
| 1960 |
120 |
96 |
85,000 |
| 1961 |
124 |
98 |
86,700 |
| 1962 |
126 |
100 |
87,000 |
| 1963 |
125 |
100 |
87,000 |
| 1964 |
127 |
104 |
87,200 |
| 1965 |
130 |
105 |
87,250 |
| 1966 |
131 |
107 |
87,745 |
| 2000 |
124 |
115 |
13,000 |
| 2006 |
114 |
118 |
50,000 |
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]
