Talk:Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

Deletions by IP users
An IP user has deleted reference to the UOC-USA's lawsuit against Holy Ascension and to the fact that some parishes have left the UOC-USA to join (or return to) the UOC-KP on the article, while another IP user deleted the information below. I can see no reason why that information should NOT be included in the article, and deleting sourced information from the talk page could be considered vandalism. If this continues, it may be necessary to request that this article be locked to prevent edits by IP users. BochdanK (talk) 12:03, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Holy Ascension Litigation
The Litigation was filed BY Archbishop Antony et. al. AGAINST the parishioners of Holy Ascension.

On March 14, 2005 the Honorable Deborah T. Poritz, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey signed an order denying the petition of the UOC-USA, thereby affirming the rights of the parishioners of Holy Ascension to keep their church.

On June 23, 2008 the New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the Consistory's second suit with prejudice.

There is really no way that this can be interpreted as a victory for the UOC-USA consistory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BochdanK (talk • contribs) 17:09, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Note: the New Jersey Supreme Court has never heard this case. It denied certification of the first appeal, which is not the same as deciding an issue in a party's favor. The Supreme Court can deny certification for many reasons. Thus far, this case has been heard by two separate panels of the Appellate Division. I have edited this section to reflect same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.33.141.36 (talk) 18:27, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

The unwillingness of the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear the matter leaves the lower decision intact and binding on the parties. My understanding is that the lower court ruled against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, which is a victory for the parishes that desired to affiliate with the Kyvian Patriarch and take the church property with them.John Paul Parks (talk) 18:03, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Number of Parishes
The first paragraph of this article states that the UOC-USA includes "about 105 parishes and missions", while the final paragraph states that "In total, there are about 85 parishes, two monasteries, and one seminary". Can anyone supply a source for either number? BochdanK (talk) 14:11, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Very POV
The "schism" section is very POV in favor of the Kiev Patriarchate and should be rewritten in a more balanced fashion.John Paul Parks (talk) 05:23, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I removed the list of UOC-KP parishes, which was out of place here, but the rest seems to be factual. Please do feel free to work on this section!. BochdanK (talk) 15:08, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Update Needed
For example, the UOC-USA website no longer lists any parishes in Arizona.John Paul Parks (talk) 18:01, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

South America
Should the Southern American parishes under Bishop Jeremiah be included as part of the UOCofUSA? I think so, but I can't find any source linking him directly to the UOCofUSA. So maybe a third article is needed, apart from UOCofUSA and UOCC? I'm confused. Leefeniaures audiendi audiat 05:32, 18 July 2018 (UTC)