Greek Orthodox Church in the United States

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History in the United States
Before the establishment of a Greek Archdiocese in the Western Hemisphere there were numerous communities of Greek Orthodox Christians. The first Greek Orthodox community in the Americas was founded in 1864, in New Orleans, Louisiana, by a small colony of Greek merchants. History also records that on June 26, 1768, the first Greek colonists landed at St. Augustine, Florida. The first permanent community was founded in New York City in 1892, today's Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is composed of an Archdiocesan District (New York City) and eight metropolises (formerly dioceses): New Jersey, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Boston and Denver. There are more than 500 parishes, 800 priests and approximately 440,000 to 2 million faithful in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Membership is concentrated in the Northeastern United States. The states with the highest rates of adherence are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and New York. However, there are also large numbers of members in Florida and California. Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Writing to Local Churches
Church records are kept at each local parish, not a diocesan or archdiocesan center. See the Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help with composing letters.
 * Parish Addresses of the Greek Orthodox Church in America

Archives
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075 Tel: (212) 570-3500 Fax: (212) 774-0251 Internet: http://www.goarch.org/arachdiocese/about