Moldovan Orthodox Church - Revision history

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2012-09-21T00:19:53Z

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Chrisg at 16:37, September 23, 2008

2008-09-23T16:37:23Z

Chrisg: /* Current Autonomy */

2008-09-23T16:33:39Z

‎Current Autonomy

Chrisg: fixing broken link

2008-09-23T16:29:21Z

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Aleks: /* Current Autonomy */ marked for cleanup (I'll get on it soon).

2008-09-23T09:48:32Z

‎Current Autonomy: marked for cleanup (I'll get on it soon).

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2008-06-23T23:39:27Z

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Aleks: cleanup

2008-06-23T23:36:37Z

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Chrisg: /* External links */

2006-07-06T12:10:57Z

‎External links

Pistevo: other ext. links probably beneficial; summary doesn't need header

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 The '''Moldovan Orthodox Church''' (Officially: '''Orthodox Church of Moldova''', Russian: Православная Церковь Молдовы, Romanian:
-Biserica Ortodoxă din Moldova) is an autonomous entity of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] with canonical jurisdiction in Moldova, including the disputed region of Transdniestria.
+Biserica Ortodoxă din Moldova) is an autonomous entity of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] with canonical [[jurisdiction]] in Moldova, including the disputed region of Transdniestria.
 It should not be confused with the Metropolis of Bessarabia, an autonomous part of the [[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Church]] with jurisdiction in Moldova, Ukraine, and parts of Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church and the Moldovan Orthodox Church consider the Metropolis of Bessarabia an uncanonical entity.
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 From 1373 to 1401 Moldavia was a self-ruled church until Ottoman conquest.
-From 1401-1812 the territory was part of different eparchies of the Patriarchate of Constantinople which in turn was responsible to the Ottoman Sultanate. From 1791 to 1812 the territory was part of the Moldovo-Wallachian Exarchate of Constantinople.
+From 1401-1812 the territory was part of different eparchies of the Patriarchate of Constantinople which in turn was responsible to the [[Ottoman empire|Ottoman Sultanate]]. From 1791 to 1812 the territory was part of the Moldovo-Wallachian Exarchate of Constantinople.
 From 1812 to 1918 the territory constituted the Chisinau Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. Its first Metropolitan was Gavriil (Banulescu-Bodoni). Its last metropolitan was Anastasios, the future first-hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.
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 In the lead-up to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population [[http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/]] wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence[[http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/]]. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania[[http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/]]. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
-In October 1992 the [[Church of Russia]] granted autonomy to the Metropolis of Chisinau and Moldova which holds the vast majority of the Orthodox population, parishes, monasteries, and churches in Moldova. This Metropolis is usually now known as the Moldovan Orthodox Church.
+In October 1992 the [[Church of Russia]] granted autonomy to the Metropolis of Chisinau and Moldova which holds the vast majority of the Orthodox population, [[parish]]es, monasteries, and churches in Moldova. This Metropolis is usually now known as the Moldovan Orthodox Church.
 The Moldovan Orthodox Church has 1,080 parishes. The Metropolis of Bessarabia, has about 84 parishes within the nation of Moldova. The [[Old Believers|Old Rite]] Russian Orthodox Church make up approximately 3.6% of the population.
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 The autonomous Metropolitanate of Basarabia is said to have 30 to 84 parishes in Moldova, the Odesa region of Ukraine, and the Chuvash region of Russia in the Ural mountains. It was founded by the bishop of Balti, Petru (Paduraru) in 1992, with the support of the Church of Romania. It was also supported by political parties opposing independence for the Republic of Moldova. It considers itself to be the heir of the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia which existed in 1918-1940 during the period of Greater Romania.
-Conflict continues between the Church of Romania and the Church of Russia over Moldova and other areas.
+Conflict continues between the [[Church of Romania]] and the [[Church of Russia]] over Moldova and other areas.
 ==External links==

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 name=Orthodox Church of Moldova|
 jurisdiction=[[Church of Russia|Russia]] |
-type=Semi-autonomous|
+type=Autonomous|
-founded=1401|
+founded=1373|
 bishop=[[Vladimir (Cantarean) of Chisinau|Vladimir (Cantarean)]]|
 see=Chişinău|
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 Biserica Ortodoxă din Moldova) is an autonomous entity of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] with canonical jurisdiction in Moldova, including the disputed region of Transdniestria.
-It should not be confused with the Metropolis of Bessarabia, an autonomous part of the [[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Church]] with jurisdiction in Moldova, Ukraine, and parts of Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church considers the Metropolis of Bessarabia as an uncanonical entity.
+It should not be confused with the Metropolis of Bessarabia, an autonomous part of the [[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Church]] with jurisdiction in Moldova, Ukraine, and parts of Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church and the Moldovan Orthodox Church consider the Metropolis of Bessarabia an uncanonical entity.
 Moldova has a total population of 3,388,000, 76.1% of whom identify themselves as Moldovans (national census of 2004). A census in the early 1990s showed 90% of the citizens of Moldova marked themselves as Orthodox Christian.

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-In the lead-up to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population{{weasel word}} wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence{{fact}}. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania{{fact}}. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
+In the lead-up to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population [[http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/]] wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence[[http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/]]. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania[[http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/]]. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
 In October 1992 the [[Church of Russia]] granted autonomy to the Metropolis of Chisinau and Moldova which holds the vast majority of the Orthodox population, parishes, monasteries, and churches in Moldova. This Metropolis is usually now known as the Moldovan Orthodox Church.

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 ==External links==
-*Source: [http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/505/50/ Moldovan Orthodox Church]
+*Source: [http://www.orthodox.org.ph/content/view/505/50/ Moldovan Orthodox Church]
 *[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24423.htm US State Department International Religious Freedom Report 2003]
 *Wikipedia: [[w:Moldova|Moldova]]

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 ==Current Autonomy==
-In the lead-up to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
+In the lead-up to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population{{weasel word}} wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence{{fact}}. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania{{fact}}. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
 In October 1992 the [[Church of Russia]] granted autonomy to the Metropolis of Chisinau and Moldova which holds the vast majority of the Orthodox population, parishes, monasteries, and churches in Moldova. This Metropolis is usually now known as the Moldovan Orthodox Church.
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 The autonomous Metropolitanate of Basarabia is said to have 30 to 84 parishes in Moldova, the Odesa region of Ukraine, and the Chuvash region of Russia in the Ural mountains. It was founded by the bishop of Balti, Petru (Paduraru) in 1992, with the support of the Church of Romania. It was also supported by political parties opposing independence for the Republic of Moldova. It considers itself to be the heir of the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia which existed in 1918-1940 during the period of Greater Romania.
 Conflict continues between the Church of Romania and the Church of Russia over Moldova and other areas.
 ==External links==

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 type=Semi-autonomous|
 founded=1813|
-bishop=[[Vladimir (Cantarean) of Chisinau|Metropolitan Vladimir (Cantarean]]|
+bishop=[[Vladimir (Cantarean) of Chisinau|Vladimir (Cantarean)]]|
 see=Chişinău|
 hq=Chişinău, Moldova|

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-The '''Moldovan Orthodox Church''', whose territory is wholly contiguous with the current nation of Moldova, is an autonomous church under the [[Church of Russia]].
+{{diocese|
-The Republic of Moldova is an independent state in Eastern Europe where the majority of the population speaks Romanian language but only 2.1% of them consider themselves to be Romanians.
+It should not be confused with the Metropolis of Bessarabia, an autonomous part of the [[Church of Romania|Romanian Orthodox Church]] with jurisdiction in Moldova, Ukraine, and parts of Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church considers the Metropolis of Bessarabia as an uncanonical entity.
-Out of a total population of 3,388,000, 76.1% identify themselves as Moldovans (national census of 2004). A census in the early 1990s showed 90% of the citizens of Moldova marked themselves as Orthodox Christian.
+Moldova has a total population of 3,388,000, 76.1% of whom identify themselves as Moldovans (national census of 2004). A census in the early 1990s showed 90% of the citizens of Moldova marked themselves as Orthodox Christian.
 ==Short History==
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 ==Current Autonomy==
-In the leadup to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
+In the lead-up to the independence of Moldova, a significant part of the population wanted reunification with Romania rather than independence. They were encouraged by Romanian authorities, and by the Church of Romania. The Church of Romania revived the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, granted it autonomous status and gave it authority over (part) of Moldova and other areas.
 In October 1992 the [[Church of Russia]] granted autonomy to the Metropolis of Chisinau and Moldova which holds the vast majority of the Orthodox population, parishes, monasteries, and churches in Moldova. This Metropolis is usually now known as the Moldovan Orthodox Church.

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 The '''Moldovan Orthodox Church''', whose territory is wholly contiguous with the current nation of Moldova, is an autonomous church under the [[Church of Russia]].
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 ==External links==
-*[[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/505/50/ Moldovan Orthodox Church]]
+*Source: [[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/505/50/ Moldovan Orthodox Church]]
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