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*1979 Pope [[John Paul II]] visits Ecumenical Patriarchate.
*1979 Joint Commission of Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches for Theological Dialogue established by Pope [[John Paul II]] and Patr. [[Demetrius I (Papadopoulos) of Constantinople]].
*1980 First plenary session of the International Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Commission for the Theological Dialogue , 1st plenary, met in Patmos and Rhodes.
*1981 The [http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OEA/Bilateral_Relations/OEA-Lutheran-Orthodox.html Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission] met for the first time in Espoo, Finland.
*1982 Second Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue , 2nd plenary, publishes in Munich first official common document, ''The Mystery of the Church and of the Eucharist in Light of the Mystery of the Holy Trinity''; second Pre-Synodal Pan-Orthodox Conference in Chambesy, Switzerland.*1984 Third Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue , 3rd plenary, meets in Khania, Crete. *1985 Founding of [[Orthodox Christian Mission Center]] (OCMC) as Greek Archdiocesan Mission Center; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 3rd plenary, in Allentown, USA, issues the statement ''Divine Revelation''.
*1986 Third Pre-Synodal Pan-Orthodox Conference in Chambesy, Switzerland.
*1987 Fourth Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Commission , 4th plenary, issues common document ''Faith, Sacraments and the Unity of the Church'' in Bari, Italy; Visit by Patr. [[Demetrius I (Papadopoulos) of Constantinople]] to the Vatican.*1987 A group of twenty parishes of the [[Evangelical Orthodox Church]], originally formed by former ''Campus Crusade for Christ'' leaders [[Peter Gillquist]] and Jon Braun, are received into the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Archdiocese]], becoming the Antiochian Evangelical Orthodox Mission (AEOM); Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 4th plenary, in Crete, issues the statement ''Scripture and Tradition''.
*1988 Millennial anniversary of Orthodoxy in Russia.
*1988 Fifth Joint Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the -Roman Catholic Church Joint Commission, 5th plenary, meets in Valamo, Finland and publishes common document ''The Sacrament of Order in the Sacramental Structure of the Church''. *1989 [[Church of Constantinople]] recognizes the [[autocephaly]] of the [[Church of Georgia]]; [[Ephraim of Philotheou|Elder Ephraim]] begins founding [[Mount Athos|Athonite]]-style monasteries in North America; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 5th plenary, in Bad Segeberg , issues statement ''"The Canon and the Inspiration of the Holy Scripture"''.
*1989 Glorification in Russia of [[Tikhon of Moscow|St. Tikhon of Moscow]].
*1990 Sixth Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Theological Commission , 6th plenary session , meets in Freising, Germany; the first Russian Orthodox service in seventy years was held in [[St. Basil's Cathedral (Moscow)|St. Basil's Cathedral]] in October.
==Post-Communist era (1991-Present)==
*1991 Soviet Union collapses, ending [[w:Cold War|Cold War]]; representatives of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches meet in Chambesy, Switzerland, discussing relations with World Council of Churches.
*1992 Civil war begins in former Yugoslavia; synaxis of primates of Orthodox churches in Constantinople; [[Diodoros I (Karivalis) of Jerusalem|Patriarch Diodoros I of Jerusalem]] presented a list of [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/diodoros.aspx firm declarations] of Orthodox convictions of the [[Church of Jerusalem|Patriarchate of Jerusalem]], which was entered into the minutes of the assembly of Orthodox leaders at the [[Phanar]] on the Sunday of Orthodoxy.
*1993 Seventh Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Theological Commission , 7th plenary session meets in Balamand, Lebanon, issuing common document on ''Uniatism: Method of Union of the Past, and Present. Search for Full Communion''; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 7th plenary, in Sandbjerg, issues statement ''"The Ecumenical Councils"''.
*1993 [[Church of Cyprus]] condemns [[Freemasonry]] as a religion incompatible with Christianity; ''[[Orthodox Study Bible|Orthodox Study Bible: New Testament and Psalms]]'' published; [[Church of Eritrea|Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] becomes autocephalous; [[Optina Monastery|Optina Pustyn]] New Martyrs [http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=9588&cid=115&p=05.04.2007 Hieromonk Vasily (Roslyakov), Monk Ferapont (Pushkarev), and Monk Trophim (Tatarinov)]are martyred in a satanic ritualistic manner.
*1994 [[Ligonier Meeting]] in Western Pennsylvania at [[Antiochian Village]] held by the majority of Orthodox hierarchs in North America votes to do away with the notion of Orthodox Christians in America being a "[[diaspora]]."
*1995 Ecumenical [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]] visits Vatican; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 8th plenary, in Limassol Cyprus, issues statement ''"Understanding of Salvation in the Light of the Ecumenical Councils"''.
*1996 The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America was reorganized by the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], dividing the administration of the two continents into four parts, the new jurisdictions being the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Archdiocese of America]], the [[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)|Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)]], the Metropolis of Mexico (Central America), and the Metropolis of Buenos Aires (South America).
*1997 Visit by Ecumenical Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]] to US; establishment of dioceses of Bukoba, Madagascar, Ghana and Nigeria; Russian [[w:Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations|Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations]] enshrined [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christianity]] as the country's predominant religion.
*1998 [[Church of Constantinople]], not recognizing Russia's right to issue a [[tomos]] of [[autocephaly]] in 1951, issues its own tomos for the [[Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia]]; the [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/thessaloniki_roc.aspx Thessaloniki Summit] is held in May, with delegates from the local Orthodox Churches meeting to discuss the matter of Orthodox participation in the ecumenical movement ([[w:World Council of Churches|WCC]]); uncovering of the Relics of [[Ambrose of Optina|St Ambrose]] of [[Optina Monastery|Optina]]; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 9th plenary, in Sigtuna, issues statement ''"Salvation: Grace, Justification and Synergy"''.
*1999 Numerous Serbian Orthodox sites in Kosovo and Metohia destroyed and desecrated during NATO peacekeeping presence.
*2000 Eighth Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Theological Commission , 8th plenary session meets in Baltimore, discusses text on ''The Ecclesiological and Canonical Implications of Uniatism'', but is suspended; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 10th plenary, in Damascus, issues statement ''"Word and Sacraments (Mysteria) in the Life of the Church"''; the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] announced the [[Glorification|canonization]] of [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]] and his immediate family, executed in 1918; in spite of very stiff opposition from the [[Church of Greece]] and the majority of the public, the government of Greece ordered the removal of religious affiliation from state identity cards.
*2001 Pope John Paul II of Rome [[Fourth Crusade#Papal Apology to Orthodox Church|apologizes to Orthodox Church]] for the Fourth Crusade; the [[Church of Alexandria|Greek Orthodox]] and [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox]] Patriarchates of Alexandria agreed to mutually recognize baptisms performed in each other's churches, making rebaptisms unnecessary, and to recognize the sacrament of marriage as celebrated by the other.
*2002 [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]] and Pope [[John Paul II]] co-sign Venice Declaration of Environmental Ethics; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 11th plenary, in Oslo , issues statement ''"Mysteria/Sacraments as Means of Salvation"''.
*2003 [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] granted "self-rule" (similar but not identical to [[autonomy]]) by [[Church of Antioch]].
*2004 Pope [[John Paul II]] returns [[relics]] of Ss. [[John Chrysostom]] and [[Gregory the Theologian]] to the [[Church of Constantinople]]; [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]] consecrates church in Havana, Cuba; consecration of first Orthodox church in Antarctica by [[Church of Russia]]; Wonderworking [[Theotokos of Tikhvin|Tikhvin Icon]] returned to Tikhvin Dormition Monastery after six decades in the United States; the Holy Synod of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]] Canonized Fr [[Alexis Medvedkov]] (1867-1934), Fr [[Dimitri Klepinine]] (1904-1944), Mother [[Maria Skobtsova]] (1891-1945), [[George (Yuri) Skobtsov]] (1921-1944) and [[Elie Fondaminskii]] (1880-1942), personalities from the spiritual history of the Russian emigration in France; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 12th plenary, in Durau, issues statement ''"Baptism and Chrismation as Sacraments of Initiation into the Church"''.*2006 Publication of first Orthodox prayer book in Chinese and Russian; Pope [[Benedict XVI]] drops ''Patriarch of the West'' title; Russian Orthodox parish opened in Pyongyang, North Korea; Ninth Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Theological Commission of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches , 9th plenary, meets in Belgrade, Serbia; Pope [[Benedict XVI]] visits Ecumenical Patriarchate, drawing criticism from [[Mount Athos]]; Abp. [[Christodoulos (Paraskevaides) of Athens]] visits Vatican; Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission, 13th plenary, in Bratislava, issues statement ''"The Holy Eucharist in the Life of the Church"''.
*2007 Restoration of [[full communion]] between [[Moscow Patriarchate]] and [[ROCOR]]; 1600th anniversary celebration of the repose of [[John Chrysostom|St. John Chrysostom]]; the [[Roman Catholic Church|Vatican]] [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Vatican_abolishes_Limbo formally abolishes doctrine of Limbo]; the number of Orthodox believers in Italy reaches almost one million as a result of intensive migratory flow from Romania and Ukraine; a synod of over 50 bishops of the [[Church of Ukraine|Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate]] (UOC-MP) announced in December in Kiev that the UOC-MP is ''“an autonomous, historical part of the Russian Orthodox Church.”''
* 2007 The [http://zenit.org/article-20743?l=english 10th plenary assembly] of the International Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue met in Ravenna, Italy, led by co-presidents [[w:Walter Kasper|Cardinal Walter Kasper]] and [[John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon|Metropolitan Ioannis Zizioulas of Pergamon]], agreeing upon a joint document consisting of 46 articles providing an ecclesiatical road map in discussing union; the commission agreed that Rome occupied the "''first place''" in canonical order of the ancient seats of bishops, but disagreed on the interpretation of the historical evidence from this era regarding the prerogatives of the bishop of Rome as "''protos''"; the delegation from the [[Church of Russia|Patriarchate of Moscow ]] withdrew from the joint session over the presence of delegates from the [[Church of Estonia|Church of Estonia]] despite a compromise offered by the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]].