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March 16, 2026

Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America Holds Regular Spring 2026 Session

SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA]

The Regular Spring 2026 Session of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America was held via teleconference on Tuesday, March 10, and Thursday, March 12, under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon.

The meeting opened with prayer, after which the session was called to order by Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America. Following a review…

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