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Bartholomew — the spiritual leader of some 300 million
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Unlike the
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It is -- or should be -- a synod of bishops of all the 14 recognized autocephalous churches of
Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Unlike the Catholic Church, which has a single, undisputed leader in the pope, the Orthodox Christians are divided into self-governing provinces, each with its own leadership.
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refers to the state of being more or less self-governing. Canonicity is binary (two churches are either in communion or not) while autocephaly exists on a spectrum. Disputes over autocephaly often lead to short-term breaks in communion for political reasons. These short-term breaks are typically not
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is the same order given above. While every major church places the four ancient churches in their diptychs before the other autocephalous churches, this order may still differ slightly. For example, in the diptychs of the
Russian Orthodox Church and some of its daughter churches (e.g., the Orthodox
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Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, was elected the 270th archbishop of Constantinople and ecumenical patriarch in October 1991. His tenure has been highlighted by ecumenical and interreligious dialogue — including formal visits with
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As of 27 May 2022, the UOC has formally declared its full autonomy and independence from the
Russian Orthodox Church, but did not declare itself autocephalous, while remaining in full communion with the Russian church, as well as with the Orthodox Churches of Antioch, Jerusalem, Serbia, Bulgaria,
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An "autocephalous" Church is completely self-governing. It elects its own primate and has the right to consecrate its own Holy Chrism, among other prerogatives unique to autocephalous
Churches. An "autonomous" Church is self-governing to a certain degree in its internal matters, but its head is
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The council was meant to be the first meeting of all
Orthodox leaders since 787, when the last of the seven ecumenical councils recognized by the heads of both the Eastern and Western Christian Church was held in Nicaea (present-day Iznik in northwestern Turkey).
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split again in 2019, following internal disputes and concerns as to whether the autocephaly granted by the
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holds to the same faith as its sister churches. Most autocephalies are national churches, such as the
Russian, Romanian and Greek Orthodox churches. Now, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is claiming its place among the other autocephalous churches.
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with each other, so any priest of any of those churches may lawfully minister to any member of any of them, and no member of any is excluded from any form of worship in any of the others, including the reception of the
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Church in America), the ranking of the five junior patriarchates is: Russia, Georgia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria. The ranking of the archbishoprics is the same, with the Church of Cyprus being the only ancient one (
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split from their local church and are not recognized as canonical, nor do they recognize any of the above churches as canonical. Some maintain communion with the Kyiv Patriarchate under Filaret.
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with the mainstream Eastern Orthodox, while maintaining that they remain fully within the canonical boundaries of the Church: i.e., professing Eastern Orthodox belief, retaining legitimate
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on 27 May 2022, and was recognised as independent by the Georgian Orthodox Church on 24 March 2023. Its status as an independent church has not been ruled upon by other churches.)
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Roman Catholic, Orthodox, other Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders — as well as efforts to promote religious freedom, human rights and protection of the environment.
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in 1970 and recognized by five other churches, but not recognised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate or remaining Churches. Canonicity universally recognized.)
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and 3 other churches. Its autocephaly and canonicity rejected by remaining Churches, including its rival Ukrainian Churches.)
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as a sole authoritative leader are an erroneous interpretation of his title “
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became the first newly promoted patriarchate to join the original five.
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UOC-MP was moved to formally cut ties with the ROC as of May 27th 2022.
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1854:(independence in AD 330; elevated to the rank of autocephalous
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Each constituent church is self-governing; its highest-ranking
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Ranked in order of seniority, with the year of independence (
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Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe
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Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
2878:"BBC - Religions - Christianity: Eastern Orthodox Church"
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Canonical status undisputed, independence status disputed
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in 1054. The concept of the Pentarchy and the title of "
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in a leadership role. Thus, the Eastern Orthodox use a
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Autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized.
2930:"Autocephalous / Autonomous - Questions & Answers"
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Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches
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Orthodox Church in America#Recognition of autocephaly
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Ecclesiastical polity of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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1946:(1872, recognised in 1885, Patriarchate since 1925)
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3019:"Autocephaly (6 of 20) - Questions & Answers"
3441:The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity
3502:. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020
2793:. However, the UOC-KP was re-established after
2070:Canonical and autocephalous status unrecognised
2061:, recognised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on
2030:Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
2000:Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
1606:(regular) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
3130:Center for Strategic and International Studies
2961:"The Synodal Structure of the Orthodox Church"
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2451:True Orthodox Metropolis of Germany and Europe
2441:Russian True Orthodox Church (Lazar Zhurbenko)
2425:The churches which follow True Orthodoxy are:
2333:Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate Sighetu Marmației
131:Oriental Orthodox Churches § Organization
4245:whose autonomy is not universally recognized.
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3126:"The Orthodox Schism in the Shadow of Empire"
2520:Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
2284:Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Malta
2077:Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
2038:Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
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66:"Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church"
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3150:"Ecumenical Council of Florence (1438-1445)"
2223:Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas
2171:Under the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
1842:due to differences in doctrine or theology.
3489:Religious Organisations - Orthodox Churches
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2475:Old Believers § Old Believer churches
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2154:Under the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
2040:. It declared full independence from the
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3923:Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
1870:Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
1852:Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
1810:Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions as of 2022
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4159:Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church
3293:"L'idea di pentarchia nella cristianità"
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2194:Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova
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1688:Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
3569:Autocephalous and autonomous churches
3485:at Orthodox Church in America website
2965:Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
2910:Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
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2990:(v3.1 ed.). London: Bravo Ltd.
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2645:Autonomy not universally recognised.
2309:Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
2117:Autonomous Eastern Orthodox churches
1714:with other Christian denominations.
1520:Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs
1130:Differences from the Catholic Church
996:History of Eastern Orthodox theology
55:adding citations to reliable sources
18:Eastern Orthodox Church organization
3943:Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
2583:Lusitanian Catholic Orthodox Church
2559:Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
2304:Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
842:Other possible ecumenical councils:
605:Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
3896:Bessarabia (Romanian Patriarchate)
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2446:Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church
2327:Under the Romanian Orthodox Church
2212:Under the Romanian Orthodox Church
2142:Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church
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3866:Finland (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
3337:Kiminas, Demetrius (2009-03-01).
3310:Kiminas, Demetrius (2009-03-01).
3223:"The Orthodox Church of Bulgaria"
2662:2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism
2500:American Orthodox Catholic Church
2315:Under the Russian Orthodox Church
2279:Monastic community of Mount Athos
2251:Under the Russian Orthodox Church
2183:Under the Russian Orthodox Church
1586:and commonly known simply as the
712:American Orthodox Catholic Church
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4111:Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
4041:State church of the Roman Empire
3953:Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg
3891:Americas (Romanian Patriarchate)
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2608:Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
2585:(blends with Catholic elements)
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2345:Independent sacramental movement
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1764:in the West, headed by the
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566:
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145:
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125:
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39:
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30:
24:
14:
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10:
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2:
4280:
4269:
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4109:
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4084:
4082:
4079:
4077:
4074:
4073:
4071:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4061:
4057:
4056:Old Believers
4054:
4053:
4052:
4049:
4047:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4037:
4034:
4032:
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4027:
4024:
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4019:
4018:
4016:
4014:
4010:
4004:
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3999:
3996:
3994:
3991:
3989:
3986:
3984:
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3981:
3979:
3976:
3974:
3971:
3969:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3959:
3956:
3954:
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3924:
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3899:
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3869:
3867:
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3749:
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3732:
3728:
3724:Autocephalous
3722:
3714:
3711:
3710:
3709:
3706:
3702:
3699:
3698:
3697:
3694:
3690:
3687:
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3678:
3675:
3674:
3673:
3670:
3666:
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3648:
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3628:
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3620:
3616:
3613:
3612:
3611:
3608:
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3601:
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3599:
3596:
3595:
3593:
3591:
3587:
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3497:
3493:
3490:
3487:
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3481:
3478:
3475:
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3470:
3461:
3455:
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3434:
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3414:
3408:
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3394:
3390:
3384:
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3370:
3366:
3360:
3357:
3352:
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3333:
3330:
3325:
3319:
3315:
3314:
3306:
3303:
3298:
3294:
3288:
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3274:
3270:
3264:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3252:
3245:
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3224:
3218:
3215:
3204:
3200:
3193:
3190:
3179:
3175:
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3166:
3155:
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3145:
3142:
3131:
3127:
3121:
3118:
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3099:
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3074:
3070:
3064:
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3048:
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2999:
2993:
2989:
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2178:
2175:
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2170:
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2158:
2157:
2153:
2152:
2149:
2146:
2143:
2140:
2139:
2135:
2134:
2132:
2123:
2116:
2114:
2112:
2107:
2099:
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2086:
2082:
2078:
2074:
2073:
2069:
2064:
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2056:
2053:
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2048:
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2028:
2027:
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2014:
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1933:
1930:
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1924:
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1909:
1907:
1905:
1901:
1897:
1893:
1885:
1881:
1878:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1865:
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1861:
1857:
1853:
1850:
1849:
1845:
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1840:
1836:
1832:
1830:
1821:
1814:
1809:
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1786:
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1779:
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1771:
1767:
1763:
1759:
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1567:
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1553:
1548:
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