In the Houston area, we have parishes under seven different general jurisdictions.
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PARISHES IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA ARRANGED BY JURISDICTION:
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
- Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Antiochian Orthodox Church
- St. Anthony the Great Antiochian Orthodox Church
- St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
- St. Joseph Antiochian Orthodox Church
- St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church
- St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church
- St. Thekla Antiochian Orthodox Church
- St. Silouan Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Mission of Northeast Houston
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church
- St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church
- St. George Greek Orthodox Church
- St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church
- St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Monastery
The Orthodox Church in America
The Orthodox Church in America – Romanian Episcopate
Romanian Patriarchal Archdiocese
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
The Serbian Orthodox Church in America
A WORD ABOUT JURISDICTIONS: The Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (as per the Nicene Creed). Many people are confused by the Church’s administrative jurisdictions. There are titles that one hears, such as Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, etc. Make no mistake, the Church is nevertheless UNITED in faith, sacrament, and practice. The fact is that the Orthodox Church’s divisions are natural and echo the situation from the beginning. In the earliest Church, there were the churches of Jerusalem, Antioch, Thessalonika, Rome, and the like. The divisions were only of a geographical nature. Likewise, today the Church is divided administratively into jurisdictions. In the United States and some other areas where the Church expanded due to immigration, the jurisdictions followed. Eventually, there will be a single “American Orthodox Church.” For now, however, we celebrate the diversity of ethnicities and backgrounds from which our SINGLE, UNITED Church has come together.