S.C.O.B.A. Defined

The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA), established in 1960 with Archbishop Iakovos as Chairman brings together the canonical hierarchs of the Orthodox jurisdictions in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the Conference is to make the ties of unity among the canonical Orthodox Churches and administrations stronger and more visible. 

Orthodox jurisdictions included in S.C.O.B.A. are: 

Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America 
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese in the U.S.A. 
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese fo North America 
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church 
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America 
Orthodox Church in America 
Romanian Orthodox Missionary Archdiocese in America and Canada 
Serbian Orthodox Church in America 
Ukranian Orthodox Church in America 
Ukranian Orthodox Church of Canada.