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==Structure of the Church of Greece==
:<small> ''See Main Article: </small> [[Church of Greece Structure]]''
== Hierarchical Succession ==
:<small> ''See also: </small> [[List of Archbishops of Athens|List of Primates for the Church of Greece]]''
== Holy Synod of Greece ==
:<small> ''See Main Article: </small> [[Holy Synod of Greece]]''
The Church of Greece is organised as a state church, similar to the pattern adopted in the Russian church under [[w:Peter the Great|Peter the Great]] of Russia. The ultimate authority is vested in the [[Holy Synod|Synod of Bishops]] under the presidency of the archbishop of Athens and all Greece. A second synod, with the same presidency, consists of 12 bishops, each serving for one year only. The first synod deals with general ecclesiastical questions, whereas the second synod deals with administrative details. The church is divided into 81 small dioceses; some of these, are nominally under the jurisdiction of Constantinople. The majority of the church's priests in Greece do not have a university education, with very little formal training beyond two years at higher seminaries after high school. An up-to-date listing, in order of seniority of ordination, of the [http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/holysynod/hierarchy.htm Holy Synod] can be accessed at the Church of Greece's official website.
== Churches and Monasteries ==
:<small> ''See Main Article: </small> [[:Category:Greek Monasteries|List of Greek Monasteries]]''
==See also==
*[[Apostoliki Diakonia]]
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The '''Church of Greece''', also called the '''Greek Orthodox Church''', is one of the most important of the fourteen [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] churches of the Orthodox Christian communion, whose territory consists of the whole of Greece except for those parts which belong to the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]], such as the Dodecanese and [[Archdiocese of Crete|Crete]]. Though bishops of the "new lands" (those that were liberated from 1912 and afterwards) are members of the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Greece, they refer to the Patriarch of Constantinople in the divine services.
The current [[primate]] of the Church of Greece is His Beatitude 2008, [[Ieronymos II (Liapis) of Athens|Ieronymos II (Liapis)]], Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
==History==
Today the '''Church of Greece''' is governed by a Holy Synod, presided over by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens and assisted by four bishops chosen in regular succession. The Patriarch of Constantinople is still regarded as the spiritual head of the church and all of the Holy Chrisma used in Greece is consecrated by him.
==See also==* <small> ''Main Article:'' </small> [[Church of Greece Structure]]* <small> ''Main Article:'' </small> [[List of Archbishops of Athens|List of Primates for the Church of Greece]]* <small> ''Main Article:'' </small> [[Holy Synod of Greece]]::The Church of Greece is organised as a state church, similar to the pattern adopted in the Russian church under [[w:Peter the Great|Peter the Great]] of Russia. The ultimate authority is vested in the [[Holy Synod|Synod of Bishops]] under the presidency of the archbishop of Athens and all Greece. A second synod, with the same presidency, consists of 12 bishops, each serving for one year only. The first synod deals with general ecclesiastical questions, whereas the second synod deals with administrative details. The church is divided into 81 small dioceses; some of these, are nominally under the jurisdiction of Constantinople. The majority of the church's priests in Greece do not have a university education, with very little formal training beyond two years at higher seminaries after high school. An up-to-date listing, in order of seniority of ordination, of the [http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/holysynod/hierarchy.htm Holy Synod] can be accessed at the Church of Greece's official website. * <small> ''See alsoMain Article:'' </small> [[:Category:Greek Monasteries|List of Greek Monasteries and Churches]]* <small> ''main Article: '' </small> [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece]]''
===Greek saints===
<small> See Main Article: </small> [[:Category:Greek Saints|List of Greek Saints]]<br>
*[[Apostolos Makrakis]]
*[[Christos Yannaras]]
* [[Apostoliki Diakonia]]
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