Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Diocese of Alaska

Name Entries

Information

corporateBody

Name Entries *

Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Diocese of Alaska

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Diocese of Alaska

Genders

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1733

active 1733

Active

1938

active 1938

Active

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Biographical History

The first organized Christian missionary efforts in Alaska were the work of missionaries of the Russian Orthodox Church. During the period of Russian rule in Alaska and for many years after purchase by the U.S., that church served both as a Christianizing and an educational force. The first Orthodox mission was established in Kodiak in 1794. The first permanent see of the Orthodox Church in Alaska was established in 1840 in Sitka under Bishop Innocent (John Veniaminov). Under his supervision, efforts were made to extend missionary work into the interior of Alaska. One result was the establishment of the Kvikhpak (Yukon) Mission in 1845. The cultural impact of the church upon Alaskan Natives was extensive both in this region and elsewhere in the state, and Orthodoxy still plays a significant role in many parts of Alaska.

From the description of Records [microform], 1843-1932. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record id: 60749394

The archives of most of the Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska were deposited in the Library of Congress by 1940. These records were obtained from churches and chapels throughout Alaska which had been established by Russian Orthodox missionaries.

From the description of Records : [microform], 1733-1938, 1984. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record id: 69671179

Chronology

1741, July Discovery of Alaska mainland by Vitus Bering and Aleksei Chirikov in two different locations 1743 Temporary Russian stations established along the discovery route 1759, Nov. Establishment of the Irkutsk, Nerchinsk, and Iatkutsk Diocese 1784, Aug. Grigorii Shelikhov formed a permanent Russian settlement at Three Saints Bay, Kodiak Island 1794, Sept. Establishment of the first Russian mission on Kodiak Island 1796, July Establishment of the Kodiak Vicariate under the Irkutsk Diocese 1799, July Charter granted by Emperor Paul I to the Russian-American Company 1799 Aleksandr A. Barnov established the first settlement at Novo-Arkhangelsk on Sitka Island, now called Baranov Island 1802, June Massacre at Novo-Arkhangelsk by Tlingit Indians 1804 Tlingit settlement destroyed, new fort built; became Sitka, which was the center of Russian activity in North America until 1866 1808 A small chapel erected on Unalaska 1812, Sept. Fort Ross built on the California shoreline, north of San Francisco Bay 1816 Aleksei Sokolov, the first Russian priest in Novo-Arkhangelsk, began service 1824, July Ivan Evseviev Popov (Anginskii), later called Ioann Veniaminov, and subsequently Bishop Innokentii, appointed first missionary priest to Unalaska 1834, Aug. Veniaminov transferred to Sitka 1840, Dec. Veniaminov became Bishop of the Kamchatka, Kurile, and Aleutian Islands Diocese Count Nikolai Aleksandrovich Protassov, Over Procurator of the Synod, issued ukaz proclaiming the establishment of a special diocese formed by the churches of Russian American settlements and neighboring areas 1859, Mar. Fedor Ekaterinovskii made Bishop and placed in charge of the Novo-Arkhangelsk Vicariate 1866, Nov. Petr Popov made Bishop 1867, Oct. Ceremony of transfer of Alaska to the United States 1868, Jan. Veniaminov became Metropolitan of Moscow 1870, June Stefan Egorov Mitropolskii became Bishop of newly established ecclesiatical center of the Aleutian and Alaskan Diocese Church headquarters transferred from Sitka to San Francisco 1878, Dec. Nikolai Pavlovich Zass became Bishop Nestor 1887, Dec. Vasilii Sokolovskii became Bishop Vladimir 1891, Sept. Mikhail Zakharovich Ziorov became Bishop Nikolai, the last Bishop of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska 1900 Diocese title changed to Aleutian Islands and North America 1905 Episcopal See transferred from San Francisco to New York From the guide to the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America, Diocese of Alaska Records, 1733-1938, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

eng

Latn

External Related CPF

https://viaf.org/viaf/147763066

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82006267

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n82006267

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

ukr

Zyyy

eng

Zyyy

fre

Zyyy

rus

Zyyy

Subjects

Education

Education

Church archives

Church records and registers

Church records and registers

Indians of North America

Indians of North America

Indians of North America

Missions

Missions

Registers of birth, etc.

Registers of births, etc.

Russians

Russians

Russians

Tlingit Indians

Nationalities

Activities

Occupations

Legal Statuses

Places

Unalaska (Alaska)

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Kodiak Island (Alaska)

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Russia

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Alaska

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Alaska

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Canada

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Kuskokwim River (Alaska)

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Saint George (Alaska)

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Canada

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Alaska

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Russian Mission (Alaska)

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Alaska

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Alaska

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Convention Declarations

<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

w6v73zn7

30808672