Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate

The Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate (AWRV) is a Western rite vicariate of parishes and missions "that worship according to traditional Western Christian liturgical forms" within the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.[1]

Orthodox missal and other missals

Origins

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The vicariate began when three schismatic Society of St. Basil parishes, under Bishop Alexander Tyler Turner, were canonically received into the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch by Metropolitan Anthony Bashir in 1961, after an eight-year probation period.[2]

Current status

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The vicariate consists of more than twenty churches and missions in all of the dioceses throughout the United States. Bishop John (Abdalah) of Worcester and New England oversees the vicariate assisted by its Vicar-General, Fr. Edward Hughes. Western Rite parishes are encouraged and expected to be active in the local diocese in which they are located, and episcopal functions are usually performed by the local diocesan bishop.[3]

The Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate provides various Western-derived liturgies, including the Mass of St. Gregory, the Liturgy of St. Tikhon, and a Traditional Latin Mass.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Andersen, Benjamin Joseph. "A short history of the Western Rite Vicariate" (PDF). Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Englewood, New Jersey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. ^ Anson, Peter F (2006) [1964]. Bishops at large. Independent Catholic Heritage (1st Apocryphile ed.). Berkeley, California: Apocryphile Press. pp. 504–506. ISBN 978-0-977146-18-5. OCLC 72443681.
  3. ^ "Western Rite". Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Englewood, New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ Kowalick, Claire (June 2, 2023). "Returning to the Roots: Orthodox Church to Celebrate Latin Mass". Times Record News. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

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