Universalist Orthodox Church
| Universalist Orthodox Church | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UOChurch |
| Type | Eastern Orthodox |
| Classification | Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox |
| Orientation | Inclusive Orthodoxy |
| Theology | Eastern Orthodox theology |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Metropolitan Olga |
| Language | English, Church Slavonic, Greek |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
| Headquarters | Toledo, Ohio, USA |
| Possessions | United States |
| Founder | Jesus Christ |
| Recognition | Unrecognized by canonical Orthodox churches |
| Official website | Universalist Orthodox Church |
The Universalist Orthodox Church (UOChurch) was an epicanonical Eastern Orthodox church body. The UOC was formed in 2016 when an LGBT Orthodox monastic left and formed an independent jurisdiction.[1] The Universalist Orthodox Church’s Hierarch is The Most Blessed, Her Beatitude, Metropolitan Olga, Archbishop of the Great Lakes and All America, First Hierarch and Metropolitan, Primate of the Autocephalous Universalist Orthodox Church. Her Beatitude, Metropolitan Olga is seated at Joy of All Who Sorrow Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio.[2] The Universalist Orthodox Church was awarded the 2016 Trans Justice Funding Project grant. [3] Metropolitan Olga, then Rev. Mother Maeve, was ordained to the Priesthood by Her Grace, Bishop Michelina Foster, Presiding Bishop of the Free Church of Antioch on 1 October 2016. Metropolitan Olga was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop and received the Tomos of Autocephaly from The Most Reverend Archbishop Kristina Rake by 30 June 2018.[4] On June 12, 2022, the retirement of Metropolitan Olga was reported by Saint Photini Universalist Orthodox Church in Seattle, WA.[5]
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- ↑ "Universalist Orthodox Church celebrates inclusion". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ↑ "Church Leadership | Universalist Orthodox Church | United States". The UOChurch.org. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ↑ Marin (2016-07-08). "2016 Grantees". Trans Justice Funding Project. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ↑ "Current Bishops – Independent Sacramental Movement Database". Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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