Appendix I. CHRONOLOGY

1741      The Eucharist is celebrated on a boat off Alaskan coast.

1768      Colony of Greek Orthodox in St. Augustine, Florida.

1794      Russian Orthodox missionaries arrive on Kodiak Island.

1798      Father Joseph Bolotov consecrated first bishop.

1812      Chapel at Fort Rus, California.

Father John (Innocent) Veniaminov arrives in Unalaska.

Father Iakov Netsvetov, first native priest.

1834      The liturgy and catechism translated into Aleut.

Consecration of Bishop Innocent.

Pastoral school established in Sitka.

1848      St. Michael Cathedral consecrated in Sitka.

1864      Holy Trinity Church in New Orleans established. Subsequently becomes first Greek Orthodox parish.

Alaska sold to the United States.

Founding of parish in San Francisco.

1870      Father Bjerring establishes parish in New York City.

1878      Oriental Church magazine published.

St. Mary parish in Minneapolis enters Orthodox church.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox parish in New York founded. First Serbian Orthodox parish in Jackson, California.

Father Sabastian Dabovich first American-born person ordained.

1895      First Syrian Orthodox parish in Brooklyn, New York. First conference of Orthodox clergy, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Missionary school opens in Minneapolis. Russian-American Messenger begins publication.

Bishop Tikhon arrives in America.

1902      St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York built.

Father Raphael Hawaweeny, first bishop consecrated in United States. First Romanian Orthodox parish in Cleveland, Ohio.

Russian Orthodox Archdiocese see transferred to New York.

St. Tikhon Monastery dedicated. Service Book translated by Isabel Hapgood.

First Sunday of Orthodoxy Service in New York. Theofan Noli ordained. First Bulgarian Orthodox parish in Madison, Illinois.

Albanian Orthodox parish in Boston.

Death of Father Alexis Toth.

First Orthodox Sunday school, in Holy Trinity Church, New York.

Serbian Orthodox clergy come under Church of Serbia.

Patriarchate of Antioch sends bishop to organize parishes.

First monastery for women, Springfield, Vermont.

1922      Greek Orthodox Archdiocese established. Father Antony Bashir arrives. Metropolitan Platon heads Russian Orthodox Archdiocese.

Father Theophan Noli consecrated a bishop in Albania.

Russian Orthodox Archdiocese declares autonomy.

1926      Russian Orthodox Synod Abroad establishes a diocese.

A Ukrainian Orthodox diocese is established.

Romanian Orthodox Episcopate is established.

1931      Archbishop Athenagoras heads the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.

Father Benjamin Basalga, first American-born bishop. Patriarchate of Moscow establishes exarchate.

Metropolitan Theophilus heads Metropolia.

Bishop Policarp Morusca heads the Romanian Orthodox diocese.

Metropolitan Antony Bashir heads the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese. Metropolitan Samuel David heads Toledo diocese.

Holy Cross Seminary established in Pomfret, Connecticut. Ukrainian Orthodox diocese established by Constantinople. Father Bohdan Shpilka consecrated bishop in Constantinople.

1938      St. Vladimir's Seminary established in New York. St. Tikhon's Pastoral School is established. The Metropolia unites with the Synod Abroad. Bulgarian Orthodox diocese established. Carpatho-Russian diocese established by Constantinople. Father Orestes Chornok consecrated bishop in Constantinople.

1939      Father James (Iakovos) Coucousis arrives.

The Federated Orthodox Greek Catholic Primary Jurisdictions (The Federation) established.

Bulgarian Orthodox diocese established.

The Metropolia severs relationship with the Synod Abroad.

Synod Abroad moves headquarters to New York. Metropolitan Leonty heads Metropolia.

Archbishop Michael heads Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Independent Romanian Orthodox diocese created.

Orthodox designation recognized by Defense Department.

Toledo diocese recognized by Patriarchate of Antioch.

1956      Orthodox Christian Education Commission created.

Archbishop Iakovos heads Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.

Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA) created.

Autonomous Serbian Orthodox diocese established.

Autonomous Bulgarian Orthodox diocese established. Metropolitan Philaret heads Synod Abroad.

1966      Metropolitan Philip Saliba heads the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese.

1970      Church of Russia grants autocephaly to the Metropolia. Metropolia takes name Orthodox Church in America. Herman of Alaska is canonized.

1972      St. Herman Pastoral School opens in Sitka, Alaska.

1975      Unification of Syrian Orthodox dioceses. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese established.

1977      Innocent of Alaska is canonized. Metropolitan Theodosius heads Orthodox Church in America.

1985      Metropolitan Vitali heads Synod Abroad.

Patriarch Tikhon is canonized.

Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios visits the United States.

1994      Bicentenary of Alaskan mission.