2012 Event The Coptic Orthodox Church selects Bishop Tawadros as their new 118th pope 2009 Event The Russian Orthodox Church enthrones Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow as Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church 1995 Death Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev, russion Orthodox Priest, dies at 68 1992 Event Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands 1991 Event Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen 1991 Death Dimitrios I, patriarch/primus interparis orthodox Christians, dies 1990 Event 1st Russian Orthodox service in 70 years held in St. Basil's Cathedral 1989 Death Tikhon Toropets, patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint, dies at 123 1988 Event Russian orthodox church celebrates 1,000th anniversary 1965 Event Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of 2 churches in 1054 1962 Death Rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood NJ 1948 Event 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow 1944 Event 1st Serbian Orthodox cathedral in U.S., Cathedral of St. Sava, New York City 1937 Death John Gresham Machen, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church, dies of pneumonia at age 55 1929 Event Palestinians attack orthodox Jews in Jerusalem 1927 Birthday Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev, Russion Orthodox Priest 1914 Birthday Dimitrios I, patriarch, primus interparis orthodox Christians 1902 Event Union of Orthodox Rabbis of U.S. and Canada forms 1897 Event 1st U.S. orthodox Jewish Rabbinical seminary (RIETS) incorporates in New York 1881 Birthday John Gresham Machen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1865 Birthday Tikhon Toropets, Pskov Russia, patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint
