St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (Brooklyn)

St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral
Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn
40°41′16″N73°59′05″W / 40.6879°N 73.9848°W / 40.6879; -73.9848
Location	355 State St Brooklyn, New York
Country	United States
Language(s)	English, Arabic
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Website	Official website
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1895;130 years ago (1895)
Founder(s)	Raphael of Brooklyn
Dedication	Saint Nicholas
Architecture
Functional status	active
Administration
Province	Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
Archdiocese	Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Clergy
Archbishop	The Most Rev. Metr. Saba (Esber)
Dean	The Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Zain
St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1870
NRHP reference No.	100007102
Added to NRHP	2020-11-08

St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in New York City and the seat of the primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. ^[1] First established in Lower Manhattan, it is now located in Brooklyn.

History

The first chapel was established in 1895, ^[2] by Saint Raphael of Brooklyn at a location on Washington Street in Little Syria, Manhattan. He founded the Syrian Orthodox congregation and then moved it to Brooklyn's Pacific Street in 1902. In 1920, the congregation relocated to a building built in 1870 that was formerly an Episcopal church at 355 State Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. ^[1]

See also

• Antiochian Greek Christians

References

1. Newman, Andy (2015-11-05). "A Centennial Celebration for Brooklyn's Only Saint" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
2. "St Raphael's Original New York Chapel". 2015-02-10.

External links

• Official website