ihrcromanian Inventory of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Records, 1906-1975. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, May 06, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries May 21, 2004
Univesity of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Felicity HansonMay 21, 2004 English Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Records, 1906-1975 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1.2 linear ft. ROM In Romanian and English. Use of Materials:

Circular letters restricted.

 Biographical/Historical Note

The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America was officially established in 1929, although the first Romanian Orthodox parish in the United States was organized in 1904. The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America is the ecclesiastical center for about 50,000 Romanian Orthodox Christians in this country, with central offices located in Jackson, Michigan. Official relations with church authorities in Romania were severed in 1951, and from 1952, Bishop Valerian D. Trifa headed the church, which is now under jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America.

 Scope and Content

Records (1906-1975) of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, which is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church of North America, contain minutes; reports; programs of congresses; press releases; and sample documents. Circular letters are restricted.

Inventory available.

 Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Trifa, Valerian D., 1914- Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Church records and registers.Romanian Americans--Religion.