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Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
- History of the Eastern Orthodox Church
The history of the Eastern Orthodox Church is the formation,...
- Eastern Orthodox theology
Eastern Orthodox theology is the theology particular to the...
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy
Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy refers to adherents, religious...
- History of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Definition. The Eastern Orthodox Church is defined as the Eastern Christians which recognise the seven ecumenical councils and usually are in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Patriarchate of Antioch, and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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The Eastern Orthodox Church is decentralised, having no central authority, earthly head or a single bishop in a leadership role. Thus, the Eastern Orthodox use a synodical system canonically, which is significantly different from the hierarchical organisation of the Catholic Church that follows the doctrine of papal supremacy. References to the Ecu...
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches
Ranked in order of seniority, with the year of independence (autocephaly) given in parentheses, where applicable.There are a total of 17 autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches which are recognized to various degrees among the communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Canonicity refers to the state of being in communion with the larger Eastern Orthodox Church (making the church in question undisputedly a constituent of the Eastern Orthodox Church), whereas autocephalyrefers to the state of be...
Universally recognized as canonical, autocephaly disputed
1. Orthodox Church in America (granted by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1970 and recognized by five other churches, but not recognised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate or remaining Churches. Canonicity universally recognized.)[e]
Canonical and spiritual independence status disputed
1. Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (1992 as Ukrainian Orthodox Church, split from Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 1992 allying with Russian Orthodox Church, declared independence from the Russian Orthodox Church on 27 May 2022, recognised as independent by the Georgian Orthodox Church on 24 March 2023. Its status as an independent church rejected by the majority of churches)[f]
True Orthodox
True Orthodox Christians are groups of traditionalist Eastern Orthodox churches which have severed communion since the 1920s with the mainstream Eastern Orthodox churches for various reasons, such as calendar reform, the involvement of mainstream Eastern Orthodox in ecumenism, or the refusal to submit to the authority of mainstream Eastern Orthodox Church. The True Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union was also called the Catacomb Church; the True Orthodox in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Cypru...
Old Believers
Old Believersare divided into various churches which recognize neither each other nor the mainstream Eastern Orthodox Church.
Churches that are not recognised despite wanting to
The following churches recognize all other mainstream Eastern Orthodox churches, but are not recognised by any of them due to various disputes: 1. Abkhazian Orthodox Church 2. American Orthodox Catholic Church 3. Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 4. Latvian Orthodox Church 5. Montenegrin Orthodox Church 6. Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate[i] 7. Turkish Orthodox Church
"Independent Orthodox Churches or the Other Orthodox Family of Churches". OCP Pan-Orthodox Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint...10 mag 2024 · Eastern Orthodoxy, one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity. It is characterized by its continuity with the apostolic church, its liturgy, and its territorial churches. Its adherents live mainly in the Balkans, the Middle East, and former Soviet countries.
- John Meyendorff
