Editing Orthodox Church in America (section)

===Financial scandal===
{{Main|Financial scandal in the Orthodox Church in America}}
In 2005, former [[treasurer]], [[Protodeacon]] Eric Wheeler publicly accused the OCA administration of financial misconduct.  Wheeler alleged that millions of dollars in donations to the church were improperly used for personal expenses or to cover shortfalls in church accounts.{{refn|name="Washington"|{{Cite news |last=Cooperman |first=Alan |date=2006-02-26 |title=Accusations of Misused Money Roil Orthodox Church |language=en-US |page=A09 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501266.html |url-status=live |access-date=2006-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821090508/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501266.html |archive-date=2008-08-21}}}}

A 32-page report was released on 3 September 2008, that addressed the financial scandal and recommended "discipline" for five individuals, including then-primate [[Herman (Swaiko)|Metropolitan Herman]], his predecessor [[Theodosius (Lazor)|Metropolitan Theodosius]], and two former treasurers as well as a former comptroller.{{refn|{{Cite web |title=Special Investigating Committee presents report to OCA Holy Synod and Metropolitan Council |url=http://www.oca.org/news/1628 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204233927/http://www.oca.org/news/1628 |archive-date=2008-12-04 |access-date=2008-11-12 |website=OCA |date=September 3, 2008 |location=[[Syosset, New York]] |language=en-US}}}}{{refn|name="Report"|{{Cite web |last1=Peterson |first1=Benjamin |last2=Tkachuk |first2=John |last3=Reese |first3=Philip |last4=Skordinski |first4=Faith |last5=Solodow |first5=Dmitri Robert |date=2008-11-08 |title=Report of the Special Investigating Committee |url=http://www.oca.org/PDF/SIC/2008-1108-1-sicreport-final.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225043830/http://www.oca.org/PDF/SIC/2008-1108-1-sicreport-final.pdf |archive-date=2009-02-25 |access-date=2008-11-12 |website=OCA |pages=4, 31 |language=en-US}}}} The same report recommended then-primate Metropolitan Herman immediately resign or retire from his post or risk being defrocked.{{r|Report}}

One day after the report was released, Herman resigned from his position as metropolitan.{{refn|{{Cite web |date=2008-09-04 |title=OCA Holy Synod of Bishops grants retirement to His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman |url=https://www.oca.org/news/archived/oca-holy-synod-of-bishops-grants-retirement-to-his-beatitude-metropolitan-h |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218063824/https://www.oca.org/news/archived/oca-holy-synod-of-bishops-grants-retirement-to-his-beatitude-metropolitan-h |archive-date=2021-02-18 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=OCA |location=[[Syosset, New York]] |language=en-US}}}} That November, the OCA elected a new Primate at its 15th Annual All-American Council. Metropolitan [[Jonah (Paffhausen)]] was chosen because he had recently been appointed as a bishop (only 11 days prior) and was viewed to not be involved with the previous financial scandal.{{refn|{{Cite web |date=2008-11-12 |title=Bishop Jonah of Fort Worth Elected Metropolitan of All America and Canada |url=https://www.oca.org/news/archived/bishop-jonah-of-fort-worth-elected-metropolitan-of-all-america-and-canada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410061904/https://www.oca.org/news/archived/bishop-jonah-of-fort-worth-elected-metropolitan-of-all-america-and-canada |archive-date=2022-04-10 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=OCA |location=[[Pittsburgh]] |language=en-US}}}} Metropolitan Jonah immediately took a strong stance against the previous scandal and became a very public metropolitan, seeking to repair damage done by the previous scandal and bring the OCA into the public realm. Metropolitan Jonah also sought to improve relations with non-Orthodox groups and especially sought to repair the relations between the OCA and traditional Anglican groups. He was invited twice to speak at the conference of the [[Anglican Church in North America]], in 2009 and 2012.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Less than four years after his election, Metropolitan Jonah was asked by the Holy Synod, in a unanimous decision, to resign from his position. While wary of initially releasing information about the resignation, the Holy Synod felt prompted to release a public statement about his release due to rumors that had spread about their intentions. The statement they released on the official website of the OCA detailed several administrative decisions Metropolitan Jonah had made that the Holy Synod felt put the church and its members at risk.{{refn|{{Cite web |last=The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America |date=2012-07-16 |title=Statement from the Holy Synod Regarding the Resignation of Metropolitan Jonah |url=http://oca.org/PDF/NEWS/2012/2012-0716-holy-synod-statement.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312214247/http://oca.org/PDF/NEWS/2012/2012-0716-holy-synod-statement.pdf |archive-date=2013-03-12 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=OCA |language=en-US |place=[[Syosset, New York]]}}}} In the statement, the Holy Synod clarified the reason they withheld information initially was to protect the reputation and integrity of Metropolitan Jonah as well as protect anyone involved in the specific decisions made by him.

On 13 November 2012, an extraordinary All-American Council elected Archbishop Tikhon (Mollard) of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan of All-America and Canada. He was installed on 27 January 2013. Metropolitan Tikhon is a convert to the Eastern Orthodox faith and a long-time monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery in [[South Canaan, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oca.org/holy-synod/bishops/the-most-blessed-tikhon | title=The Holy Synod: The Most Blessed Tikhon }}</ref>