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Canadian Orthodox History Project

The Canadian Orthodox History Project began as an attempt to prepare histories and biographies of communities and persons within the Archdiocese of Canada (ADOCA) in The Orthodox Church in America (OCA). It was soon evident that such a specialised history would lack a proper context. Despite the administrative and linguistic differences, the lives of all the Orthodox Christian communities in Canada are interrelated. Therefore, the attempt is being made to gather historical information about as many Orthodox Christian communities in Canada as possible (parishes, monasteries, chapels, camps). The result should help those who are interested to understand more about the historical events which have brought the Orthodox Christians in Canada to their present condition, and also how numerous and wide-spread are the Orthodox Christian Faithful in Canada.

The Orthodox Church in North America is, in its totality, that same Church which was established through the mission of Saint Herman and others, sent from Valaam Monastery to Alaska in 1794. Even though many Orthodox Christian peoples came to Canada for different reasons, the mission of the Orthodox Christians in Canada is the same as that of the first missionaries. We are called by God to take what we have inherited from Russia, Ukraine, Byelorus (Belarus), Romania (Rumania), Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Palestine, Syria, Georgia and other Orthodox lands, and plant the Truth of Jesus Christ in accordance with the Orthodox way in Canada.

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