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website=[http://www.patriarchateec-patr.org/ Church of Constantinople]

The '''Church of Constantinople''' is one of the fourteen or fifteen [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] churches, also referred to as the '''Ecumenical [[Patriarchate]]'''. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch, who has the status of ''[[primus inter pares]]'' ("first among equals") among the world's Orthodox [[bishop]]s. The local churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of five archdioceses, three churches, thirteen metropolises, and one diocese, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. In addition, three of the five archdioceses have internal metropolises (16 in all), which are part of their respective archdioceses rather than distinct administrative entities, unlike the other metropolises.  The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]], Archbishop of Constantinople. == Metropolitanates of Constantinople==<small>''See Main Article'' '''[[Church of Constantinople Structure ]]'''</small> The [[Church of Constantinople]] is headed by the patriarchate [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] and is split into a number of Metropolitanates as listed below.[[Image:Byzantine-Constantinople.jpg|left|thumb|Map of Byzantine Constantinople.]]{| width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="2" border=0| align="left" valign="top"|*The '''[[Archdiocese of Constantinople]]'''**Metropolis [[District of ChalcedonStavrodromion]]**Metropolis [[District of Gokceada and Bozcaada (Imbros and Tenedos)Tatavla]]**Metropolis [[District of the Prince's IslandsBosphorous]]**Metropolis [[District of DerkosHypsomatheia]]*Archdiocese *[[District of Cretethe Phanar and the Keratius gulf]] | align="left" valign="top"|*'''Sacred Metropolitanates within Turkey:'''**[[Metropolis of RhodesChalcedon]]**[[Metropolis of KosDerkoi]]**[[Metropolis of Karpathos the Imbros and Kasos**Tenedos|Metropolis of Leros, Kalymnos Gokceada and Bozcaada (Imbros and AstypalaiaTenedos)]]**[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Metropolis of America|Archdiocese of Americathe Prince Islands]]**Metropolis | align="left" valign="top"||} == Places of ChicagoPilgrimage ==**Metropolis Some sites of pilgrimage are no longer owned by the Church nor function as orthodox centres but are historically connected and of New Jerseygreat significance to Orthodoxy. **Metropolis Church of Atlanta[[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Hagia Sophia ]]**Metropolis [[Church of Denverthe Holy Apostles (Constantinople)]]**Metropolis <gallery>Image:ChristChora.JPGImage:Christ03.JPG</gallery> == Peculiar prerogatives of Pittsburghthe patriarchate ==**Metropolis ''Main article: [[Prerogatives of Bostonthe Ecumenical Patriarchate]]'' **Metropolis [[Image:Ecumenical Patriarchate.jpg|left|thumbnail|The entrance to the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the [[Phanar]] in Constantinople]]In history and in [[canons (law)|canonical literature]] (i.e. the Church's canons and traditional commentaries on them), the Ecumenical Patriarchate has been granted certain prerogatives (''[[presbeia]]'') which other autocephalous Orthodox churches do not have. Not all of these prerogatives are today universally acknowledged, though all do have precedents in history and canonical references. The nature of these prerogatives or even their very existence is hotly contested on [[Prerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate#Canonical claims|canonical grounds]] by certain other Orthodox churches, particularly the [[Church of DetroitRussia]].**Metropolis <br>The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of San Franciscothese prerogatives and their reference points:*Archdiocese Equal prerogatives to Old Rome (Canon 3 of the [[Second Ecumenical Council]], Canon 28 of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]], Canon 36 of Australiathe [[Quinisext Council]])*Archdiocese The right to hear appeals, if invited, regarding disputes between clergy (Canons 9 and 17 of Great Britainthe Fourth Ecumenical Council)*American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox ChurchThe right to ordain bishops for areas outside defined [[canonical territory|canonical boundaries]] (Canon 28 of the Fourth Ecumenical Council)*Ukrainian Orthodox Church The right to establish [[stavropegial]] [[monastery|monasteries]] even in the territories of other [[patriarchate]]s (the America[[Epanagoge]], commentaries of [[Matthew Blastares]] and [[Theodore Balsamon]]) ==See also==*Ukrainian Orthodox Church [[List of Patriarchs of CanadaConstantinople|'''Hierarchical Succession''']]*Exarchate [[Holy Synod of Constantinople|'''The Holy and Sacred Synod''']], ''The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is presided over by His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of KoreaConstantinople|Bartholomew I]], Archbishop of Constantinople and is comprised of XX Metropolitans.''*Metropolis [[Theological School of CanadaHalki|'''Theological Institutions''']]*Metropolis of Argentina[[Ecumenical Patriarchate in America]]*[[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean Islands]] {{churches}} ==External links==*Metropolis [http://www.ec-patr.org/default.php?lang=en/ Official website of the Patriarchate of New ZealandConstantinople]*Metropolis [http://www.ecupatria.org Official website of the Permanent Representation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the World Council of Hong KongChurches] *Metropolis [http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=13&pagetypeID=9&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1 Eastern Christian Churches: Patriarchate of FranceConstantinople] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar*Metropolis [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8148.asp The Origins and Authority of Germany*Metropolis the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Austriathe Orthodox Church], by [[Demetrios Constantelos|Demetrios J. Constantelos]]*Metropolis [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/balsamon-cpl.html Caesaropapism?: Theodore Balsamon on the Powers of Belgium*Metropolis the Patriarch of ScandinaviaConstantinople], by Paul Halsall*Metropolis of Switzerland[http://www.svots.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=116 Chalcedon Canon 28: Yesterday and Today], by Rev. [[John H. Erickson]]*Metropolis [http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/milton1_6.html Constantinople and Rome: A Survey of Italythe Relations between the Byzantine and the Roman Churches], by Milton V. Anastos*Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America[http://www.ec-patr.gr/patrdisplay.php?lang=en&id=5 Brief Historical Note Regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate], from the official website

There are also two *[http://www.patriarchate.org/ecumenical_patriarchate/timeline.swf Timeline]*[autonomoushttp://www.patriarchate.org/media/vrtour_patriarchate.php Virtual tour]*[http://www.archons.patriarchate.org/patriarchate/ History] churches whose primates are confirmed by Constantinople, but which are not hierarchically or administratively part *[http://realserver.goarch.org/ram/en/lightstillbright.ram History - video]*[http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/ea_patriarch.aspx Articles Critical of Actions of Positions of the patriarchate, the Ecumenical Patriarchate]*[[Church http://www.ortodoksi.net/index.php/The_Legal_Status_of_the_Ecumenical_Patriarchate The Legal Status of Finland]the Ecumenical Patriarchate] by Jaakko Husa, Professor of Constitutional Law and General Jurisprudence at the [[Church University of Ukraine]]Joensuu (Finland) / Ortodoksi.net

== External links ==* [http[Category://www.patriarchate.org Official website of the Patriarchate of Jurisdictions|Constantinople]* [http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg.aspx?eccpageID=13&IndexView=toc Eastern Christian Churches: Patriarchate of Constantinople] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar

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