Official name According to the April 1970 Tomos of Autocephaly granted by the Russian Orthodox Church, the official name of the church is The Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America. The more comprehensive March 1970 Agreement of Tomos of Autocephaly, however, states in Article VIII that the legal name of the church was changed to Orthodox Church in America (the Russian language does not use the grammatical articles).
Official name According to the April 1970 Tomos of Autocephaly granted by the Russian Orthodox Church the official name of the church is The Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America The more comprehensive March 1970 Agreement of Tomos of Autocephaly, however, states in Article VIII that the legal name of the church was changed to Orthodox Church in America (the Russian language does not use the grammatical articles)