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The Orthodox have been in Alaska since 1794. So how much of the population is Orthodox? And also, if we take white migrants out of the picture, what is the percentage of Orthodox among the "natives"?
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Slava Isusu Christu! Dear Friend: I am currently a Byzantine Catholic, but was Received into the OCA here in Alaska through Chrismation a few years ago and I can tell you that there are several thousand Orthodox Natives, but I do not think there has been any statistical stuff done on them. If you contacted the OCA Russian Orthodox Diocese of Alaska www.alaskanchurch.org [ alaskanchurch.org] they might have some better information for you. In the Theotokos: Robert
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Interesting comments. I get to go to Alaska for our labor union periodically, and -- I am an inveterate "yellow pages" reader. I ALWAYS look for "Eastern" churches whereever I go.
In Alaska, in the biggest city: Anchorage, there is a Greek Orthodox Church, an OCA (cathedral?) parish and another smaller one, and a Byzantine Catholic parish.
In Juneau, the capital (and a VERY small city!), there is the OCA church named after St. Nicholas. The church building itself is tiny. (as the, hopefully, attached picture shows). If they put more than 60 people in the building, the fire marshal will close it down.
My question is: given the small number of OCA parishes in the Alaska diocese (and the unfortunately low number of priests who are available to serve there) and the physically small structures for worship, how big, really, are the “Russian Orthodox” communities in Alaska? While this surely represents a good missionary effort over the generations, what does it really mean in terms of the influence of “Russian Orthodoxy” in Alaska.
Just a question.
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[ 03-20-2002: Message edited by: Dr John ]
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Hmm...Interesting. I also got the impression that they were quite large. I guess it could be a misconception, or another "internet" trick.
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