History of marriage in California History of marriage in California The recorded history of marriage in California is long and encompasses a period as far back as the first Spanish missions and even further back in unrecorded history of Native American Indians and their marriage rituals. California was incorporated into the United States of America in 1850. While the Native Americans of California did not document their culture in the same way western civilization did, we still have a great deal of knowledge from archaeological evidence as well as the earliest records of the Spanish missions. Native communities in southern California of the Chumash Indians,
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America at least once a year. There are about 210,000 faithful who regularly attend services. There are a currently unknown number of faithful in Canada, as previous estimates for Canada were like to the United States, counting ethnic groups rather than participants in good standing. Central America currently has over 500,000 members of the Orthodox Church, though Central America is expected to be merged with the Assembly of South America. In the United States, there are also a total of 70 monasteries and 1,860 parishes with an average membership of 430 people. Assemblies are held annually. Members may abstain due to